wꜥ m
Egyptian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɑː ɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: wa em
Phrase
| |
Inflection
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| singular | wꜥ m |
wꜥt m |
| dual | — |
— |
| plural | — |
— |
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.
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, pages 93, 315.