bꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

bꜣ (“ba”) +‎ -w (plural ending).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /biˈʀuːwaw/ → /biˈʀuːwaw/ → /bəˈʔuːwə/ → /βeːw/

Noun

 m pl

  1. plural of bꜣ (“ba”)
  2. power of acting on and influencing the external world: might and glory, particularly of a god, the king, or the crown
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 139–140:



      sḏd.j bꜣw.k n jtj dj.j sšꜣ.f m ꜥꜣ.k
      I will recount your ba-power to the sovereign and make him aware of your greatness.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣw  

bꜣw bꜣw
Descendants
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲃⲏⲩ (bēu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. galley (boat)
Inflection
Declension of bꜣw (masculine)
singular bꜣw
dual bꜣwwj
plural bꜣww

References

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