msdw

msdw

Egyptian

Etymology

From msḏj (“to hate”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈmascʼiw/ → /ˈmastʼiw/ → /ˈmastʼ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmascʼiw/[1]
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmastʼiw/
• (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmastʼ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛsɛduː/
  • Conventional anglicization: mesedu

Noun

 m

1. rival

Inflection

Declension of msdw (masculine)

singular	msdw
dual	msdwwj
plural	msdww

References

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 140
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 118

1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 55