šnw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

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

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

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

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

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈnuʔ/
• (latest 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

• Akhmimic Coptic: ϣⲛⲉ (šne)
• Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲛⲉ (šne), ϣⲛⲏ (šnē)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ϣⲛⲏ (šnē)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ϣⲛⲉ (šne)
• Sahidic Coptic: ϣⲛⲉ (šne), ϣⲛⲏ (šnē)

Etymology 3

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^[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 509.8–509.9