kꜣm
Egyptian
Etymology
From an earlier form kꜣnw before undergoing a sound change that caused the coalescence of the two final consonants into m.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈkaʀnVw/ → /ˈkaːʀVm/ → /ˈkaːʔəm/ → /ˈkoːʔəm/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /kɑm/
- Conventional anglicization: kam
Inflection
Declension of kꜣm (masculine)
| singular | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) |
|---|---|
| dual | kꜣmwj |
| plural | kꜣmw |
Alternative forms
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Coptic: ϭⲱⲙ (cōm)
Likely borrowed into Central Semitic:
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 106.3–106.9
- Peust, Carsten (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language, Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 163
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31 (but see also Peust)
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