jwn

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Egyptian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *lwn-; compare Arabic لَوْن (lawn, color, type), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐 (ản, pigment).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

iwn
n
D3

 m

  1. color
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

iwn

 m

  1. pillar, column
Inflection
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References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 31, 35