ḥnw

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See also: hnw and ẖnw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(reconstructed Late Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ħəˈnew/^[1]

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

m

pot, bowl
any item of property

Inflection

Declension of ḥnw (masculine)

singular	ḥnw
dual	ḥnwwj
plural	ḥnww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥnw

W23

W10

W22

Z2ss

W10

ḥnw

ḥnw

ḥnw

ḥnw

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

m

(plural only) ribs

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

m

boat of the god Sokar

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥnw

ḥnwy

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 101.1–107.11, 109.11–109.13
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 171–172

^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47

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