djnw

djnw

Egyptian

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Cardinal: djw     Ordinal: djnw     Distributive: djw djw

Etymology

dj-, root of djw +‎ -nw.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dinuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: dinu

Adjective

1. fifth

Inflection

Declension of djnw

	masculine	feminine
singular	djnw	djnwt
dual	djnwwj	djnwtj
plural	djnww	djnwwt1, djnwt2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. 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.