sjsnw

Egyptian

Egyptian numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 𓏿
6
7  → 
    Cardinal: sjsw
    Ordinal: sjsnw
    Adverbial: sjsw zpw
    Distributive: sjsw sjsw
    Fractional: r sjsw

Etymology

sjs-, root of sjsw +‎ -nw.

Pronunciation

Adjective


  1. sixth

Inflection

Declension of sjsnw
masculine feminine
singular sjsnw
sjsnwt
dual sjsnwwj
sjsnwtj
plural sjsnww
sjsnwwt1, sjsnwt2
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

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 103.