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In hieroglyphs: 𓂋𓍿𓀀 (Gardiner's code: D21-V13-A1)
Transliterated as: rmṯ (rmT) (consonants only)
Meaning and Translation:
(noun) human, human being, person
Pronunciation with reconstructed vowels in several stages of Ancient Egyptian (using IPA):
/ˈɾaːmac/ - Old Egyptian (c. 2500 B.C.E.)
/ˈɾaːmaʔ/ - Middle Egyptian (c. 1700 B.C.E.)
/ˈɾoːmə/ - Late Egyptian (c. 800 B.C.E.)
Coptic and its dialects (from 325 B.C.E. to now):
Akhmimic Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme), ⲣⲙ- (rm-)
Bohairic Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi), ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-)
Fayyumic Coptic: ⲗⲱⲙⲓ (lōmi), ⲗⲟⲙⲓ (lomi), ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi), ⲗⲉⲙ- (lem-), ⲗⲉ- (le-), ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-)
Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme), ⲣⲙ- (rm-)
Old Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme), ⲣⲟⲙ- (rom-)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme), ⲣⲙ- (rm-), ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-), ⲣⲱⲙ- (rōm-)
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∙ 12y agoThe ancient Egyptian language has several words for "man", with different shades of meaning. Since all these words are only known from hieroglyphs, which did not include any vowels, we only have the consonant skeleton of each word:
- rmT means man or mankind, or men in general
- sr is a nobleman or magistrate
- mniw is a herdsman (the i represents a sound not found in English)
- Shps is a nobleman or wealthy man
- tp is a headman or chief
- rxyt is common folk, mankind
- rnp is a young man
- wsr is a wealthy or rich man
- T'y is a male (man as opposed to woman)
- s is a person, a man of rank
- Hwn is achild or young man
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