psḏnw

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

Etymology

psḏ-, root of psḏw +‎ -nw.

Pronunciation

Adjective
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1 nw
  1. ninth

Inflection
Declension of psḏnw
masculine feminine
singular psḏnw
 psḏnwt
dual psḏnwwj
 psḏnwtj
plural psḏnww
 psḏnwwt1, psḏnwt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. 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.
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