hbj

See also: ḫbj

Dutch

Phrase

hbj

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) initialism of hoe bedoel je? (“how do you mean?”)

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈhibjaw/ → /ˈhijbaw/ → /ˈhiːbə/ → /ˈhiːp/[1]

Noun

 m

  1. ibis

Inflection

Declension of hbj (masculine)
singular

hbj
dual

hbjwj
plural

hbjw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hbj  
hb

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: ἶβις (îbis)
    • → Latin: ībis (see there for further descendants)
  • Demotic: hb
    • Bohairic Coptic: ϩⲓⲡ (hip)
    (from the plural:)
    • ⇒ Bohairic Coptic: ϩⲓϥⲟⲩⲓ (hifoui), ϩⲃⲟⲩⲓ (hboui)
    • ⇒ Fayyumic Coptic: ϩⲓⲃⲱⲓ (hibōi)
    • ⇒ Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲓⲃⲱⲓ (hibōi), ϩⲉⲃⲱⲓ (hebōi), ϩⲃⲱⲓ (hbōi), ϩⲓⲃⲟⲩⲓ (hiboui), ϩⲁⲃⲓⲟⲩⲓ (habioui)

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 48
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