psḏw

Egyptian

Egyptian numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8 𓐂
9
10  → 
    Cardinal: psḏw
    Ordinal: psḏnw
    Adverbial: psḏw zpw
    Distributive: psḏw psḏw
    Fractional: r psḏw

Etymology

Compare Bidiyo pisiɗaŋ (seven).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /piˈsiːcʼaw//piˈsiːtʼaw//pəˈsiːtʼə//pəˈsiːtʼ/[1]

Numeral



  1. nine

Inflection

masculine feminine
singular psḏw
psḏt

Alternative forms

  • 𒉿𒅆𒀉 (pi-ši-iṭ /⁠pisiṭ⁠/) (14th bce cuneiform)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲯⲓⲧ (psit)

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 102.
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995), Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 37–38