nmw

See also: NMW

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛmuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: nemu

Noun

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1. dwarf, deformed person [since the Middle Kingdom]

   Synonym: dng

2. a dwarf figurine associated with the god Ptah and conventionally called a Pataikos [since the Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of nmw (masculine)

singular	nmw
dual	nmwwj
plural	nmww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nmw  

nmw	nmwj	nmj	nmj
	[New Kingdom]	[Late Period]	[Late Period]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN