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Egyptian
Etymology
From ꜥwꜣj (“to rob”) + -y.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- robber
Inflection
Declension of ꜥwꜣy (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥwꜣy
Proper noun
m
- The Robber, a demon
Noun
m
- the hippopotamus and crocodile, seen as enemies of Horus
References
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 132, 457.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 171.13–171.15
