mskꜣ
Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly from a Proto-Afroasiatic *masak-. Compare Proto-Semitic *mašk- and Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ (aksum).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛskɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: meska
Noun
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- animal hide
- leather (as a clothing material)
Inflection
Declension of mskꜣ (masculine)
| singular | mskꜣ |
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| dual | mskꜣwj |
| plural | mskꜣw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mskꜣ
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| mskꜣ | mskꜣ | ||||||||||
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References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 150.3–150.5
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 118