Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
qbḥ (“to refresh, to cool, to make a libation”) + -w.
Pronunciation[edit]
m
- (often treated as a plural) cool water
- (often treated as a plural) a libation of water
Inflection[edit]
Declension of qbḥw (masculine)
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qbḥw
Proper noun[edit]
m
- the sky as a body of water, the sea of stars
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qbḥw
References[edit]
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 27.15–29.4, 30.1–30.6
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 278