mꜣj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːʀij/ → /ˈmaːʀij/ → /ˈmaːjə/ → /ˈmoːj/

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

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɑi/
  • Conventional anglicization: mai

Noun

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1. lion

   Synonym: rw

Inflection

Declension of mꜣj (masculine)

singular	mꜣj
dual	mꜣjwj
plural	mꜣjw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mꜣj  

mꜣj	mꜣw	mꜣw	mꜣj	mꜣj

Derived terms

• mꜣj-ḥzꜣ (“lion”)
• mꜣt (“lioness”)

Descendants

• Demotic: mꜣj
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲓ (moui)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ (mouei)

See also

• 𓃭