ꜥ.wy

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Demotic

Etymology 1

From Late Period Egyptian
a
Z1		 pr
 (ꜥ, “house”), from earlier Egyptian
a
t pr
(ꜥt, “room”) (or else a formation from the same root).

Noun

pr⁠Z1-2⁠ꜥwy m

  1. house
  2. household, family
  3. room
  4. place, district, quarter
  5. temple
  6. holder, container
  7. (astrology) house, one of the twelve equal divisions of the ecliptic through which celestial bodies pass
Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi), ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)
  • Old Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi), ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)

Etymology 2

From Egyptian
a
Z1
(ꜥ, “arm, part, portion, pair, region”).

Noun

Z1-2⁠ꜥwy m

  1. both arms or hands, the arms collectively
  2. arm, hand
  3. item, portion, piece
  4. pair
Descendants

References

  • Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago‎, volume Ꜥ (03.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, pages 5–18
  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, pages 52–53
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 41–42
  • Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, pages 52–53
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