jmjw-tꜣ-mw

Egyptian

Etymology

From jmjw ((those) being in) +‎ tꜣ (earth) +‎ mw (water), literally those in the earth and water, modeled after the more common jmw tꜣ (snakes, literally those in the earth) and jmw-mw (aquatic animals, literally those in the water).

Pronunciation

Noun




 m pl

  1. (plural only) epithet for snakes and water snakes, collectively

References

  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 19
  • Grapow, Hermann, et al. (1897–1939) Das digitalisierte Zettelarchiv des “Wörterbuches der ägyptischen Sprache” (DZA)[1], Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, published 1999, DZA 20.661.800