hnw

See also: HNW, ḥnw, and ẖnw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈhiːnaw//ˈhiːnaw//ˈhiːnə//ˈhiːn/

Noun


 m

  1. jar
  2. a liquid measure of volume equivalent to 32 r(ꜣ)w or 110 of a ḥqꜣt (about 0.48 litres).
Inflection
Declension of hnw (masculine)
singular hnw
dual hnwwj
plural hnww
Descendants
  • Hebrew: הִֽין
    • Latin: hin
      • English: hin

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun



 m

  1. group of associates
  2. family
Inflection
Declension of hnw (masculine)
singular hnw
dual hnwwj
plural hnww

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun



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  1. waves

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun


 m

  1. jubilation
  2. acclaim, praise, worship (of man or god)
    • c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, lines 8–9:













      jw hy n rꜥ r r(ꜣ) ꜥꜣwj tꜣ hnw n.k srq ꜣḫw ꜥq.k sbꜣ n(j) wrt
      May there be cries of joy for Ra at the opening of the double doors of the earth, and acclaim for you who make the akh-spirits breathe when you enter the door of the Great (i.e. the afterworld).
Inflection
Declension of hnw (masculine)
singular hnw
dual hnwwj
plural hnww
Alternative forms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38