mnj

mnj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /maˈnij/ → /maˈnij/ → /məˈneʔ/ → /məˈneʔ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /maˈnij/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /maˈnij/
• (Medio-Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /məˈneʔ/; compare Akkadian transcription 𒈠𒉌𒂊 (ma-né-e).[1]
• (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /məˈneʔ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛni/
  • Conventional anglicization: meni

Proper noun

 m

1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Menes, uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty of Egypt

References

1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38