rmṯ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈɾaːmac/ → /ˈɾaːmaʔ/ → /ˈɾoːmə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛmɛt͡ʃ/
- Conventional anglicization: remetj

Noun

m

human, person

Inflection

Declension of rmṯ (masculine)

singular	rmṯ
dual	rmṯwj
plural	rmṯw

Derived terms

rmṯt

Descendants

Demotic: rmt
- Coptic: ⲣⲙ̄- (rm̄-), ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme) – Sahidic, Akhmimic, ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-), ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi) – Bohairic, Fayyumic, ⲗⲉⲙ- (lem-), ⲗⲱⲙⲓ (lōmi) – Fayyumic

Noun

f

Alternative form of rmṯt (“people, humanity”)

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36, 57

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