sjsnw

Egyptian

Egyptian numbers ^(edit)

	60
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Cardinal: sjsw     Ordinal: sjsnw     Adverbial: sjsw zpw     Distributive: sjsw sjsw     Fractional: r sjsw

Etymology

sjs-, root of sjsw +‎ -nw.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sisnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: sisnu

Adjective

1. sixth

Inflection

Declension of sjsnw

	masculine	feminine
singular	sjsnw	sjsnwt
dual	sjsnwwj	sjsnwtj
plural	sjsnww	sjsnwwt1, sjsnwt2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 103.