hnw

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See also: HNW, ḥnw, and ẖnw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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 m

  1. jar
  2. a liquid measure of volume equivalent to 32 r(ꜣ)w or 110 of a ḥqꜣt (about 0.48 litres).
Inflection
Descendants
  • Hebrew: הִֽין
    • Latin: hin
      • English: hin

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

h
n
nwwA1 B1
Z2

 m

  1. group of associates
  2. family
Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

h
n
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  1. waves

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

h
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 m

  1. jubilation
  2. 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:
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      N23 Z1
      hnwWA4n
      k
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      AxxH_SPACE
      ra
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      H_SPACE
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      n
      wr
      r
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      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
Alternative forms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38