Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˈʀaw/ → /jaˈʀaw/ → /ʔəˈaw/ → /ʔəˈaw/
Noun
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- (uncountable) praise, adoration
c. 1401 BCE,
Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, lines 12–13:
- dwꜣ ṯw nṯrwt wrn{n}⟨z⟩ jꜣw n.k n(j) hnwyt
- The goddesses of Wern⟨es⟩ praise you; the adoration of the rejoicing ones is yours.
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣw
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲁⲩ (eau)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲁⲩ (eau)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲟⲟⲩ (eoou)
Noun
m
- (uncountable) old age [since Middle Kingdom literature]
- Synonym: jꜣwt
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣw
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Derived terms
Noun
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- old man
- most senior official
Inflection
Declension of jꜣw (masculine)
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Derived terms
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 99, 122, 183, 230, 333, 348, 455.
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 28.1–28.5, 28.11–28.12, 29.1–29.2
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8