Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
m
- abundance, riches
- surplus, extra, excess
- exaggeration
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣw
Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ϩⲏⲟⲩ (hēou)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲏⲩ (hēu)
Etymology 2
ḥꜣj (“to bare, to be(come) naked”) + -w.
Noun
m
- naked man
Inflection
Declension of ḥꜣw (masculine)
| singular
|
ḥꜣw
|
| dual
|
ḥꜣwwj
|
| plural
|
ḥꜣww
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣw
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 14.1–14.3, 16.7–18.4
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 161
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 336.