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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1:
Etymology 1
From nfr + -w.
Noun
m
- beauty
- perfection
Usage notes
The writing with three strokes is a false plural.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfrw
Derived terms
Proper noun
f
- a female given name, Neferu
- a male given name, Neferu
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfrw
Etymology 2
Related to nfr (“not even, not at all”).
Noun
m
- depletion, deficiency
- 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
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| nfr
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| As a symbol for zero in subtractions
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Etymology 3
Non-lemma forms.
Adjective
m pl
- masculine plural of nfr
References
- James P[eter] 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
