Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈnanʃVm/
- where V represents an unknown short vowel.
- (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈnanʃVw/, with dissimilation of the final nasal
- where V represents an unknown short vowel.
- (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈnajʃə/, with sporadic sound change /n/ > /j/
- (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA(key): /najʃ/
Noun
m
- spleen
Inflection
Declension of nnšm (masculine)
| singular
|
nnšm
|
| dual
|
nnšmwj
|
| plural
|
nnšmw
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nnšm
Descendants
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲟⲉⲓϣ (noeiš)
References
- ^ Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 41