nhw
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Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: nehu
Noun
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- need, lack, deficiency
- deficiency incurred, loss
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 7–8:
- jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
- Our crew has returned intact, without loss to our expedition.
Inflection
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 60, 121.
Welsh
Alternative forms
- nhwy (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh -nt (“3rd person plural verb ending”) + hwy (“they”), related to Breton i (“they”), Cornish i (“they”).
Pronunciation
Usage notes
- Only pronounced /n̥uː/ in very careful speech; the usual pronunciation is /nuː/.
Pronoun
nhw
Synonyms
- hwy (literary)