M9

M9

𓆸
M·Trees and plants

Transliteration

ideogramzšnsšnsSnzSnSSn
determinativeotherlogogram

Shape tags

Variants (2)

Meanings

Representation of a lotus.

1
determinative

Determinative and ideogram for zšn (“lotus”).

Clarifies the meaning of other signs

2
determinative

Classifier lotus flower

Clarifies the meaning of other signs

3
other

A lotus flower, with the flower facing forward, and the stem facing downward.

Has a specialized or contextual function

4
logogram

Logogram: SSn — lotus

Represents a complete word or concept

Attested Examplesfrom the TLA corpus

𓂭𓂭𓂭𓄹𓏥 𓋴 𓏇𓇋 𓆸𓆰𓏥

ḏbꜥ.PL ⸗s mꞽ sšn

Ihre Finger sind wie Lotos.

1149 BCE – 1077 BCElate Egyptian

𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏭𓏛 𓏏𓏲 𓅓 𓅯𓄿 𓊃𓈙𓈖𓏭𓆸

ꜥnḫ ⸗tw m pꜣ sšn

Von dem Lotus lebt man.

1190 BCE – 944 BCElate Egyptian

Source: Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae corpus (CC BY-SA 4.0) — translations in German.