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Egyptian
Etymology
qꜣj (“to be(come) high, tall, loud”) + -w.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- (usually of the sky) height, distance above the ground
- height, distance from base to top, tallness (as a dimension)
- (Late Egyptian) length (of one’s back)
- length (of a building)
- full loudness, top of one's voice
Inflection
Declension of qꜣw (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qꜣw
Noun
m
- Alternative form of qꜣꜣ (“hill, mound”)
Inflection
Declension of qꜣw (masculine)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 4.1–4.14
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 275
