ẖrwj

Egyptian

Etymology

Nominalized from the dual of ẖrj (“being under”), thus literally ‘the two underneath’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /çɛruːi/
- Conventional anglicization: kherwi

Noun

m du

(dual only) testicles [since the Pyramid Texts]
Synonyms: jnswj, sntj

References

Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎

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