mnḥ

See also: MNH and mnḫ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛnɛh/
  • Conventional anglicization: meneh

Noun

 m

1. beeswax [since the 18th Dynasty]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnḥ  

mnḥj	mnḥ
[18th Dynasty]
in hieratic

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲗϩ (moulh)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲗϩ̄ (moulh̄)

Noun

 m

1. papyrus plant or stalk [since the Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of mnḥ (masculine)

singular	mnḥ
dual	mnḥwj
plural	mnḥw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnḥ  

mnḥj

[18th Dynasty]

in hieratic

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 83.4–83.11
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 109