snnw

Egyptian

Egyptian numbers ^(edit)

	20[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  1	𓏻 2	3  →
Cardinal: snwj     Ordinal: snnw     Adverbial: zpwj snwj     Distributive: snwj snwj     Fractional: gs, rmn

Etymology

sn-, root of snwj +‎ -nw.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛnɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: senenu

Adjective

1. second

Inflection

Declension of snnw

	masculine	feminine
singular	snnw	snnwt
dual	snnwwj	snnwtj
plural	snnww	snnwwt1, snnwt2
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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snnw  

snnw

Noun

 m

1. companion, fellow
   • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 41–45:

     jr.n.j ḫmtw hrw wꜥ.kw jb.j m snnw.j sḏr.kw m ẖnw n(j) kꜣp n(j) ḫt qnj.n.j šwyt

     I spent three days alone, my heart my only companion (literally, “my second”), lying inside a shelter of wood, having embraced the shadows.

2. equal

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snnw  

snnw	snnw

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 103, 219, 317.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129