zꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ziːʀ//siːʀ//siːʔ//siːʔ/

Noun


 m

  1. son [since the Pyramid texts]
    • The Stela of Inhuretnakht, British Museum, Egyptian Antiquities 1783:




      jrt.n n.f zꜣ.f smsw.f mr(j).f dbj
      What his eldest beloved son Debi made for him.
  2. (rare) male offspring of an animal [18th dynasty]
  3. the succeeding decan after some decan
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old Coptic: ⲥⲓ (si), ⲥⲓ- (si-)
  • Akkadian: 𒋛𒉿 (/⁠-sija-⁠/) in 𒄯 𒋛𒉿 𒂊𒋗 (/⁠har-sija-ēšu⁠/, Horus, son of Isis)
  • Ancient Greek: -σι- (-si-) in Ἁρσιησις (Harsiēsis, Horus, son of Isis)
  • Ancient Greek: Σι- (Si-) in Σισρω (Sisrō, the thirtieth decan), Σισεσμε (Sisesme, the twenty-fourth decan), Σικετ (Siket, the second decan)

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

  1. protection [since the Pyramid Texts]
  2. a magic spell
  3. an amulet
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

 m

  1. a measure of area equivalent to one eighth of a sṯꜣt (arura) (about 345 square metres).
  2. (Late Period, in the direct genitive construction


    (sṯꜣt-ꜣḥt)
    )
    abbreviation of sṯꜣt (arura)
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms

Etymology 4

Noun

 m

  1. (medicine) a product of an inflammation
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw

Etymology 5

Noun

 m

  1. (medicine) a type of ulcer
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw

Etymology 6

Proper noun


 m

  1. a god who personifies a certain body of water [Late Period]

Etymology 7

Verb


  1. (transitive) to fend off [Pyramid Texts]

Etymology 8

Verb


  1. perfective of zꜣj
Alternative forms

Etymology 9

Noun

 m

  1. the object depicted in the hieroglyph
    , a type of shepherd’s mat
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms

Alternative forms:

Etymology 10

Noun


 m

  1. guard
  2. troop of soldiers
  3. association of people in some particular occupation
  4. phyle, group, division
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms

Etymology 11

Noun

 m

  1. Used in reference to cattle. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. A herd
    2. A barrier
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms

Etymology 12

Noun

 m

  1. a title of some kind [18th dynasty]
Alternative forms

Alternative forms:

Etymology 13

Noun


 m

  1. a type of field
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw

Etymology 14

Noun


 m

  1. The object depicted in the hieroglyph
    .
    The meaning of this term is uncertain.
Inflection
Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms

Etymology 15

Verb

  1. perfective of zꜣw (to greet, watch for)
Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 13, 56