Egyptian
Etymology 1
n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) + ḥḥ (“million”), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to a million (of years)’.[1]
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈneːħəħ/ → /ˈneːħəħ/
Noun
m
- cyclical eternity
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ
Antonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
From r nḥḥ:[1]
- ⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh), ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe), ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- (Late Egyptian) (sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ
Descendants
- Demotic: nḥḥ
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛϩ (nh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 299.2–302.15
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 137
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 109–110.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 53