jmj-r-šnt

Egyptian

Etymology

jmj-r (“overseer”) +‎ šnt (“dispute”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘overseer of dispute’.

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. sheriff

Inflection

Declension of jmj-r-šnt (masculine)
singular jmj-r-šnt
dual jmjwj-r-šnt
plural jmjw-r-šnt

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 299.
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