kꜣmw

Egyptian

Etymology

kꜣm (“vineyard, garden”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /kaʀˈmiw/ → /kaʀˈmiw/ → /kəˈmeʔ/ → /kəˈmeʔ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑmuː/
- Conventional anglicization: kamu

Noun

m

vintner, gardener

Inflection

Declension of kꜣmw (masculine)

singular	kꜣmw
dual	kꜣmwwj
plural	kꜣmww

Descendants

Bohairic Coptic: ϭⲙⲉ (cme), ϭⲙⲏ (cmē)
Fayyumic Coptic: ϭⲓⲙⲏ (cimē)
Sahidic Coptic: ϭⲙⲉ (cme), ϭⲙⲏ (cmē)

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 106.10–106.11

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 56

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