jꜣw

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iau

 m

1. (uncountable) praise, adoration
   • c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, lines 12–13:

     dwꜣ ṯw nṯrwt wrn{n}⟨z⟩ jꜣw n.k n(j) hnwyt

     The goddesses of Wern⟨es⟩ praise you; the adoration of the rejoicing ones is yours.

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣw  

jꜣ	jꜣw	jꜣw	jꜣw	jꜣw	jꜣw

• jꜣj

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲁⲩ (eau)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲁⲩ (eau)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲟⲟⲩ (eoou)

 m

1. (uncountable) old age

   Synonym: jꜣwt

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣw  

jꜣw	jꜣwj	jꜣwj	jꜣw	jꜣw

• mdw-jꜣw

• jꜣwj

 m

1. old man
2. most senior official

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣw  

jꜣw	jꜣw	jꜣw

• jꜣwt

• jꜣwj

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 99, 122, 183, 230, 333, 348, 455.
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 28.1–28.5, 28.11–28.12, 29.1–29.2
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8