ḥḥw

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly related to ḥḥ, in either its meaning of endlessness or floodwater.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: hehu

Proper noun

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the god Heh or Huh, personification of an aspect of the primeval waters, possibly their infinity [since the Pyramid Texts]

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 130.
Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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