ꜥbw
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Egyptian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
wꜥb (“to purify, to be pure”) + -w.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑːbuː/
- Conventional anglicization: abu
Noun[edit]
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m
Inflection[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥbw
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ꜥbw | |||||
[Old Kingdom] |
Etymology 2[edit]
ꜥb (“to pollute, to make impure”) + -w.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑːbuː/
- Conventional anglicization: abu
Noun[edit]
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m
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥbw
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ꜥbw | |||||
[New Kingdom] | |||||
in hieratic |
Descendants[edit]
- >? Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲁⲓⲃⲉ (aibe)
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʕaːbVw/ → /ˈʕaːbVw/ → /ˈʕaːbə/ → /ˈʕoːβ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑːbuː/
- Conventional anglicization: abu
Noun[edit]
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m
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥbw
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ꜥbw |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 174.15–174.18, 175.13–175.20
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 40