jmw
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /imuː/
- Conventional anglicization: imu
Noun
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- boat
Inflection
Declension of jmw (masculine)
| singular | jmw |
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| dual | jmwwj |
| plural | jmww |
Etymology 2
From jm (“to lament, to wail”).
Noun
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- lamentation, wail, cry of mourning [since the Middle Kingdom]
- (followed by n) woe unto …!
Inflection
Declension of jmw (masculine)
| singular | jmw |
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| dual | jmwwj |
| plural | jmww |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmw
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Interjection
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- woe, alas
Alternative forms
See the alternative forms under the noun above.
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 456 page 113, 456.
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 77.14–77.15, 78.8–78.10