rmn

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Egyptian

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Egyptian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: snwj
    Ordinal: snnw
    Adverbial: zpwj snwj
    Distributive: snwj snwj
    Fractional: gs, rmn

Pronunciation

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Noun

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D41

 m

  1. shoulder, arm
    1. (often in the dual) shoulder, upper arm [since the Pyramid Texts]
    2. (often in the dual) arm of a person in general, especially when in reference to moving it into a particular configuration
      Synonym:
    3. (in the dual) arms of a balance scale
  2. side, half
    1. side of a place, person, mountain, etc.
      Synonym: gs
    2. one side or half of a body of water [Papyrus Westcar]
    3. row of rowers along one side of a boat, one side of a rowing crew [Papyrus Westcar]
    4. side of beef [Papyrus Westcar]
    5. (in the dual) side rails (uprights) of a ladder

Usage notes

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Often used in parallel to (hand, arm) with both in the dual, thus rmnwj ꜥwj (arms and hands). In other contexts the two terms may be synonyms.

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D41

 m

  1. a measure of length equivalent to 20 ḏbꜥw (digits), 5 šzpw (palms), or 57 of a mḥ (cubit) (about 37.6 centimetres)
  2. a measure of length equivalent to 12 of a ḫt (rod) or 50 mḥw (cubits) (about 26.25 metres)

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D41

 m

  1. a measure of area equivalent to 12 of a sṯꜣt (aroura) or 50 mḥw-tꜣ (centarouras) (about 0.14 hectares)

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D41
D40

 m

  1. (usually in the plural) bearer, carrier, supporter (usually a priest), especially of a sacred object such as a cultic image or chapel [since the Pyramid Texts]
  2. (in the plural) the supports imagined to hold up the sky [Book of the Dead]
  3. (in the plural) pillars, columns [Greco-Roman Period]

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