jmjw-jꜣwt.sn

Egyptian

Etymology

From jmj (being in) +‎ -w (plural suffix) +‎ jꜣwt (plural of jꜣt (mound)) +‎ .sn (third-person plural suffix pronoun), literally those in their mounds. Some variants leave off .sn for a meaning of “those in the mounds”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun




 m pl

  1. (plural only) a group of seven snake gods who defend Ra from Apophis

Alternative forms

References

  • Leitz, Christian; Budde, Dagmar; Dils, Peter; Goldbrunner, Lothar; Mendel, Daniela (2002), Christian Leitz, editor, Lexikon der ägyptischen Götter und Götterbezeichnungen, volumes 1: ꜣ–y, Leuven: Peeters, pages 260–261
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 7