bꜣkw

Egyptian

Etymology

bꜣk (“to work, to render service, to pay taxes”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /baʀˈkuw/ → /baʀˈkuw/ → /bəˈkuʔ/ → /bəˈkøʔ/

Noun

 m

  1. work, labor, especially hard manual labor [since the Middle Kingdom]
  2. work, product, result of a task [since the New Kingdom]
  3. execution or implementation of a design [18th Dynasty]
  4. taxes [since the Middle Kingdom]
  5. tribute (payment made in submission)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣkw  
bꜣkw

Descendants

  • Demotic: ⁠ (bk)
    • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲃⲉⲕⲉ (beke)
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲃⲉⲭⲉ (bekhe)
    • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲃⲉⲕⲏ (bekē)
    • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲃⲉⲕⲉ (beke)
    • Old Coptic: ⲃⲓⲕⲉ (bike)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲃⲉⲕⲉ (beke)

References

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