nb-ꜣꜥꜥw
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Egyptian
Etymology
nb (“lord”) + ꜣꜥꜥw (of unknown meaning) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘Lord of ꜣꜥꜥw’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛb ɑʔɑːɑːuː/
- Conventional anglicization: neb-aaau
Proper noun
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m
Usage notes
Only attested in the Litany of Ra.
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 3.4