Apparent Dual and Collective Plural
a) Apparent dual
Some words, in Egyptian, were written using repetition of signs, as if they are duals, and ended in wy or ty, although they are not really duals. Those endings mean “belonging to ….”, similar to the Arabic "y" of "Nisba".
Example
niwty It does not mean “two cities”, but means “belonging to a town”
AXty It does not mean “two horizons”, but means “belonging to a horizon”.
b) Collective plural
Certain words end in w (mostly abstracts) are written in plural, though they are not actually plural.
Example:
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nfrw
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beauty
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mnmnt
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herd
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it
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wheat
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mw
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water
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