jꜥḥ-ms

Egyptian

Etymology

jꜥḥ (“the moon/Iah”) +‎ ms (“to give birth”) +‎ (.w) (masculine third-person singular stative ending), thus ‘the moon is born’ or ‘Iah is born’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑːh mɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: iah-mes

Proper noun

 m

1. a male given name, Ahmose
2. a female given name, Ahmose

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜥḥ-ms  

jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜥḥ-ms  

jꜥḥ-msy	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms	jꜥḥ-ms.w	jꜥḥ-ms

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Ἄμασις (Ámasis), Ἄμωσις (Ámōsis)

References

• Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, pages 91, 96, 166
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 83, 112, 224, 276
• Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎^[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 12.19