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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sn
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Brother
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snt
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Sister
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nTr
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god
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Dual
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snwy
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Two Brothers
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snty
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Two Sisters
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nTrwy
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Two gods
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Plural
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snw
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Brothers
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snwt
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Sisters
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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