ꜣḫw

See also: ꜣhw

Egyptian

FWOTD – 18 July 2019

Etymology 1

An abstract noun derived from ꜣḫ (“to be effective”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʀaːχaw/ → /ˈʀaːχaw/ → /ˈʔaːχə/ → /ˈʔoːχ/

Noun

 m

  1. effectiveness, usefulness, capability
  2. skills, expertise
  3. magical power or efficacy
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 13–14:














      jr.n snt.f mkt.f sḥr{y}t ḫrww sḥmt zpw šd-ḫrw m ꜣḫw r(ꜣ).s
      His sister has served as his protector, she who drove off the enemies, who put an end to the deeds of the Disturber (Set) by the magical prowess of her mouth
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫw  




ꜣḫw ꜣḫw ꜣḫw ꜣḫw ꜣḫ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. Middle Kingdom and later form of of jꜣḫw (“sunlight, radiance, divine epithet”)
Inflection
Declension of ꜣḫw (masculine)
singular ꜣḫw
dual ꜣḫwwj
plural ꜣḫww
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫw  
ꜣḫw ꜣḫw ꜣḫw ꜣḫw
as a divine epithet as a divine epithet

References

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