Egyptian
Etymology
r (“regarding”) + ẖnw (“interior”).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jiɾˈçaːnaw/ → /jiʔˈçaːnaw/ → /ʔəˈçaːnə/ → /ʔəˈçoːn/
Preposition
- into
- within, inside
Adverb
- inside
Descendants
- Coptic: ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ (exoun) (Bohairic), ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ (ehoun) (Sahidic)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 372.1–372.4
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 202