Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing an archer’s bow consisting of two oryx horns joined by a wooden centerpiece. Compare the Chinese character
弓. The phonogrammatic value of
pḏ is derived by the
rebus principle from its use as the logogram for
pḏt (“bow”).
Symbol
(pḏ)
- Biliteral phonogram for pḏ or (later) pd, as in pḏ (“stretch”).
- Logogram for pḏt (“bow”).
- Determinative for words relating to bows.
Descendants
- Aramaic: 𐡔 (š)
- Hebrew: ש (s, sh)
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 511