Number of noun
They are three numbers for Egyptian nouns: singular, dual and plural.
It is important to note the method of constructing plural in Egyptian language.
The old method was by repetition of the ideogram with which the singular was written. Afterwards plural was by adding three strokes or more rarely three dots.
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Singular
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𓌢𓈖𓀀
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sn
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Brother
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𓌢𓈖𓏏𓁐
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snt
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Sister
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𓊹𓏤
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nTr
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god
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Dual
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𓌢𓈖𓅱𓏭𓀀𓀀
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snwy
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Two Brothers
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𓌢𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁐𓁐
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snty
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Two Sisters
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𓊹𓊹
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nTrwy
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Two gods
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Plural
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𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏪
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snw
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Brothers
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𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏏𓁐𓏥
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snwt
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Sisters
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𓊹𓊹𓊹, 𓊹𓏪
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nTrw
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Gods
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Notes:
1) Singular masculine nouns have no ending.
2) Feminine nouns end in t
3) Dual nouns (masculine) end in wy
4) Dual nouns (feminine) end in ty
5) Plural nouns (masculine) end in w
6) Plural nouns (feminine) end in wt