ḥḏw

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥḏ (“to be white”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. (uncountable) any Allium species; garlic or onions (as a cultivated plant, as a side dish to bread and meat, as an apotropaic against snakes and evil spirits, or used medicinally)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥḏw  

ḥḏw ḥḏw ḥḏw

References

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