jwꜥw

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Egyptian

FWOTD – 3 April 2023

Etymology

jwꜥ (“to inherit”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

E9wa
iwa		 w

 m

  1. heir
    iwaA1niwaA1
     ― jwꜥ(w) n(j) jwꜥ(w) ― heir of one’s heir
    iwaA1H8
    Z1    		 iwaA1
     ― jwꜥ(w) zꜣ jwꜥ(w) ― heir of one’s heir (literally, “heir, son of heir”)
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 10–13:
      E9
      a      		 wiwa
      H_SPACE      		 gbbswiit
      Y1
      tA
      tA      		 U3
      f      		 Axx
      H_SPACE      		 Y1
      Z2
      f      		 sV25wY1
      n
      f
      n
      f      		 sT32
      m      		 tA
      tA
      tA
      n      		 m&a r
      wAH      		 n
      z
      p      		 zp
      Z2ss      		 ir
      n
      f
      jwꜥw gbb (n)syt tꜣwj mꜣ.f ꜣḫw.f swḏ.n.f n.f sšm tꜣw n mꜥr n(j) zpw jr.n.f
      the heir of Geb in the kingship of the Two Lands (Egypt), whose prowess he (Geb) saw, to whom he has bequeathed the guidance of the lands because of the success of the deeds he has done.
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 17:
      N9 t
      Z2      		 nTrHr
      Z1      		 r
      S
      zp Z1s Z1s      		 iiw&yQ2
      ir      		 zAZ1
      H_SPACE      		 G5mn
      ib Z1      		 mAa
      a
      P8H      		 zAZ1
      H_SPACE      		 stt
      H8      		 E9
      a      		 wiwa
      H_SPACE      		 Q2
      ir
      psḏt ḥr ršrš jjwj zꜣ wsjr ḥr mn jb mꜣꜥ-ḫrw zꜣ ꜣst jwꜥw wsjr
      The Ennead was rejoicing: Welcome, son of Osiris, Horus, firm of heart and true of voice, son of Isis and heir of Osiris!
  2. image of a dead person in the form of a statue, seen as an ‘heir’ in the sense of being left behind on the earth after his death

Inflection

Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)
singular jwꜥw
dual jwꜥwwj
plural jwꜥww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  
E9
a
iwa
iwa		 w
ia
iwa
wa
iwa
E9
a		 iwa
iwaw
E9wawA1
E9
a		 wiwa
H_SPACE		 A1
jwꜥ jwꜥw jꜥ wꜥ jwꜥ jwꜥw jwꜥw jwꜥw
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  
E9
a		 wiwa
H_SPACE
E9wa
iwa
E9
a		 wA52
E9a
a		 iwa
a
a		 iwa
iwa
jwꜥw jwꜥ jwꜥw jwꜥꜥ ꜥꜥ jwꜥ
in sense ‘image of a dead person’ in hieratic

Descendants

  • Demotic: ꜥꜥ, ꜥw

Noun

E9wawS21

 m

  1. a ring or armband given as a reward

Inflection

Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)
singular jwꜥw
dual jwꜥwwj
plural jwꜥww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  
awawS21
a
a		 wS21
a
a		 S21
S21
ꜥwꜥw ꜥꜥw ꜥꜥ jwꜥw
abbreviation

References

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