nfrw

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1:

Etymology 1

From nfr +‎ -w.

Noun

nfrf
r		 Y1
Z2

 m

  1. beauty
  2. perfection
Usage notes

The writing with three strokes is a false plural.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfrw  
nfrZ1
Z2ss
nfrw
Derived terms

Proper noun

nfrY1
Z2

 f

  1. a female given name, Neferu
  2. a male given name, Neferu
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfrw  
nfrZ1
Z2ss
nfrnfrnfr
nfrZ3
nfrf
r		 w
nfrr
w
nfrw nfrw nfrw nfrw nfrw

Etymology 2

Egyptian numbers (edit)
𓄤
0 		1  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: nfrw

Related to nfr (“not even, not at all”).

Noun

nfrwG37
Z2

 m

  1. depletion, deficiency
  2. zero; used when a subtraction results in zero in accounts and mathematical texts, or to mark a baseline for construction
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfrw  
nfr
nfr
As a symbol for zero in subtractions

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Adjective

nfrf
r		 A40
Z2
 m pl
  1. masculine plural of nfr

References

  • James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 101, 275.
  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, pages 203.17–203.18
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