jwn
Egyptian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *lwn-; cognate with Arabic لَوْن (lawn, “color, type”), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐 (ản, “pigment”).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˈwin/ → /jaˈwin/ → /ʔaˈwen/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iuːn/
- Conventional anglicization: iun
Inflection
Declension of jwn (masculine)
| singular | jwn |
|---|---|
| dual | jwnwj |
| plural | jwnw |
Inflection
Declension of jwn (masculine)
| singular | jwn |
|---|---|
| dual | jwnwj |
| plural | jwnw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwn
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| jwn |
Derived terms
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 52.10–52.18, 53.10–53.18
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31, 35
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