nḥrw

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps from nḥr (“to match up to, to equal or resemble”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛruː/
  • Conventional anglicization: neheru

Noun

 m

1. (often in the dual) a kind of loaf or cake of bread

Inflection

Declension of nḥrw (masculine)

singular	nḥrw
dual	nḥrwwj
plural	nḥrww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥrw  

nḥr

Noun

 m

1. a kind of forced labor

Inflection

Declension of nḥrw (masculine)

singular	nḥrw
dual	nḥrwwj
plural	nḥrww

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 298.13, 298.15–298.16
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 137