nbw

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Demotic

Etymology

From Egyptian
nbw
 (nbw, “gold”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nb-3 m

  1. gold

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲛⲟⲩⲃ (noub)

References

  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 214

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

Noun

nbw

 m

  1. gold
  2. an object made of gold

Inflection

Declension of nbw (masculine)
singular nbw
dual nbwwj
plural nbww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbw  
nbw
N33C
Z2
nbw

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 140.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 83
  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 41, 248
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