zꜣ-nswt

Egyptian

Etymology

From zꜣ (“son”) +‎ nswt (“king”) in a direct genitive construction. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. prince; son of the king

Inflection

Declension of zꜣ-nswt (masculine)
singular zꜣ-nswt
dual zꜣwj-nswt
plural zꜣw-nswt

Descendants

  • ⇒ Demotic: pꜣ-sy-nsy
    • → Meroitic: 𐦧𐦡𐦱𐦶 (peseto /⁠pəsəntu⁠/)
      • → Ancient Greek: ψεντης (psentēs)
      • → Demotic: p(ꜣ)-sntj

References

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