zẖꜣw-mdw-nṯr

Egyptian

Etymology

zẖꜣw (“writings”) +‎ mdw-nṯr (“sacred writings, hieroglyphic script”, literally “god’s word”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘writings of the god’s word’.

Pronunciation

  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛçɑuː mɛduː nɛt͡ʃɛr/
    • Conventional anglicization: zekhau-medu-netjer

Noun

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  1. Egyptian hieroglyphic writing
    Synonym: mdw-nṯr

References

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