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Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- jar
- a liquid measure of volume equivalent to 32 r(ꜣ)w or 1⁄10 of a ḥqꜣt (about 0.48 litres).
Inflection
Declension of hnw (masculine)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- group of associates
- family
Inflection
Declension of hnw (masculine)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
?
- waves
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- jubilation
- acclaim, praise, worship (of man or god)
c. 1401 BCE,
Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, lines 8–9:
- jw hy n rꜥ r r(ꜣ) ꜥꜣwj tꜣ hnw n.k srq ꜣḫw ꜥq.k sbꜣ n(j) wrt
- May there be cries of joy for Ra at the opening of the double doors of the earth, and acclaim for you who make the akh-spirits breathe when you enter the door of the Great (i.e. the afterworld).
Inflection
Declension of hnw (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hnw
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 493.2–493.14, 493.24, 494.1–494.4
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 158–159
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 106.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38