djw

Egyptian

Egyptian numbers ^(edit)

	50
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Cardinal: djw     Ordinal: djnw     Adverbial: djw zpw     Distributive: djw djw     Fractional: r djw

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼiːjaw/ → /ˈtʼiːjaw/ → /ˈtʼiːwə/ → /tʼiːw/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼiːjaw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼiːjaw/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼiːwə/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /tʼiːw/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /diuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: diu

Numeral

1. five

Inflection

Declension of djw

	masculine	feminine
singular	djw	djt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of djw  

djw

• 𒄭𒌑 (ṭi₂-u₂ /⁠ṭiu⁠/) (14^th bce cuneiform)

Descendants

• Coptic: ϯⲟⲩ (tiou), ⲧⲓⲟⲩ (tiou)

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 102.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN