jmj-r-mšꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

jmj-r (“overseer”) +‎ mšꜥ (“army”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘overseer of the army’.

Pronunciation

Noun

m&r mSaZ3

 m

  1. general (military leader)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲗⲉⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ (lemēēše, “warrior”)
  • →⇒ Ancient Greek: λεμεισα (lemeisa)

Compounded with preceding definite article pꜣ:

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 34, 93.
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