bꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

bꜣ (“ba”) +‎ -w (plural ending).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /biˈʀuːwaw/ → /biˈʀuːwaw/ → /bəˈʔuːwə/ → /βeːw/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: bau

Noun

m pl

plural of bꜣ (“ba”)
power of acting on and influencing the external world: might and glory, particularly of a god, the king, or the crown
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 139–140:
  
  sḏd.j bꜣw.k n jtj dj.j sšꜣ.f m ꜥꜣ.k
  I will recount your ba-power to the sovereign and make him aware of your greatness.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣw

bꜣw

bꜣw

Descendants

Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲃⲏⲩ (bēu)

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: bau

Noun

m

galley (boat)

Inflection

Declension of bꜣw (masculine)

singular	bꜣw
dual	bꜣwwj
plural	bꜣww

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 413.12–414.7
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 77
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 90

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