𓉿

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𓉿 U+1327F, 𓉿
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH O031
Gardiner number:O31
𓉾
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓊀

Egyptian

Glyph origin

Representing a doorleaf, in the form of a wooden panel with bronze flashing along one edge, terminating in two cylindrical bronze pins that turned in the hinge. Because this sign was usually accompanied by horizontal signs such as 𓉻 (
aA
), it was typically written in a horizontal orientation as well in order to better fill the available space.

Symbol

O31
(ꜥꜣ)
  1. (rare) Biliteral phonogram for ꜥꜣ.
  2. Logogram for or determinative in ꜥꜣ (doorleaf).
  3. Determinative in words relating to opening something, as in wn (to open), zn (to open).

Descendants

  • Phoenician: 𐤃 (d)
    • Ancient Greek: Δ (D), δ (d)
    • Aramaic: 𐡃 (d)
      • Syriac: ܕ
        • Arabic: د (d)
      • Hebrew: ד
      • Pahlavi:
        • Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭣 (d)
        • Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭃 (d)
        • Avestan:  𐬛
      • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀥

References

  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 496
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN