Egyptian
Noun
masculine
- water
- rain
- sea, lake
Usage notes
Alternative hieroglyphic writings:
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mjw |
mwj |
mw |
mw |
mjw |
mjw |
mwjw |
m3j |
Inflection
Declension |
sing. |
mw
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dual |
mwj
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plural |
mw
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Derived terms
Descendants
- mw (Demotic)
- Coptic: ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (mɔw) (Sahidic), ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (mow) (Bohairic), ⲙⲁⲩ (may) (Fayyumic), ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (maw) (Akhmimic)
- Egyptian Arabic: امبو (ʾumbū)
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References
Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian