ḥḥw
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Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly related to ḥḥ, in either its meaning of endlessness or floodwater.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: hehu
Proper noun[edit]
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- the god Heh or Huh, personification of an aspect of the primeval waters, possibly their infinity [since the Pyramid Texts]
References[edit]
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 130.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN