Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˈħij/ → /jaˈħij/ → /ʔəˈħeʔ/ → /ʔəˈħeʔ/
Noun
m
- ox
- bull or cow, neat, head of cattle
Inflection
Declension of jḥ (masculine i-stem)
singular
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jḥ
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dual
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jḥwj
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plural
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jḥw
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jḥ
Derived terms
Descendants
- Demotic: jḥ
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉϩⲉ (ehe)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲉϩⲉ (ehe)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲁϩⲏ (ahē)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲉϩⲉ (ehe)
Etymology 2
Noun
m
- alternative form of ꜥḥ (“palace”)
Verb
2-lit.
- alternative form of ꜥḥ (“to capture, to enclose”)
References
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 112
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58