šnw

šnw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: shenu

Noun

 m

1. circle
2. cartouche

Inflection

Declension of šnw (masculine)

singular	šnw
dual	šnwwj
plural	šnww

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ʃVˈnuw/ → /ʃVˈnuw/ → /ʃəˈnøʔ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʃVˈnuw/[1]

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʃVˈnuw/

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈnøʔ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: shenu

Noun

 m

1. net

Inflection

Declension of šnw (masculine)

singular	šnw
dual	šnwwj
plural	šnww

Descendants

• Coptic: ϣⲛⲉ (šne)

Noun

1. plural of šn

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 67.
• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 509.8–509.9

1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47