sbnw
Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly derived from zbn (“to slide, to tumble”); if so, then presumably the (unattested) original form of sbnw was *zbnw.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛbɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: sebenu
Noun
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- (literary) a type of fish [Middle Kingdom]
Inflection
Declension of sbnw (masculine)
| singular | sbnw |
|---|---|
| dual | sbnwwj |
| plural | sbnww |
References
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN