tꜣ-mḥw

tꜣ-mḥw

Egyptian

Etymology

tꜣ (“land”) +‎ mḥw (“Lower Egypt”) in a direct genitive construction.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɑ mɛħuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: ta-mehu

Proper noun

 m

1. Lower Egypt

Usage notes

Since the Late Period also found with an article pꜣ.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tꜣ-mḥw  

tꜣ-mḥ

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 224.10–224.14
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 293