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Egyptian
Etymology
ꜣwj (“to extend, to offer”) + ꜥ (“arm”).
Pronunciation
Verb
compound
- to extend one’s arm, especially in order to take or give (+ n: to someone)
- to give as an offering
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwj-ꜥ
Derived terms
References
- Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 4
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 5.4–5.5
