tꜣ-mḥw
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Egyptian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tꜣ (“land”) + mḥw (“Lower Egypt”) in a direct genitive construction.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /tɑ mɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: ta-mehu
Proper noun
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m
Usage notes
[edit]Since the Late Period also found with an article pꜣ.
Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tꜣ-mḥw
References
[edit]- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 224.10–224.14
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 293