ꜣby

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. a lithe spotted big cat, including both leopards and cheetahs; ‘panther’ [since the 18th Dynasty].

Usage notes

This word displaced earlier bꜣ (“leopard or cheetah, ‘panther’”).

Inflection

Declension of ꜣby (masculine)
singular

ꜣby
dual


ꜣbywj
plural


ꜣbyw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣby  
ꜣby ꜣby ꜣb ꜣby
[New Kingdom]

Derived terms

References

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