jqdw

Egyptian

Etymology

j- +‎ qd (“to build”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ikɛduː/
- Conventional anglicization: iqedu

Noun

m

builder
- 6th Dynasty, Giza, Western Cemetery, Shaft G 2188 Y, Block of sunk relief inscription mentioning the dog Abutiu (35-10-22/Cairo JE 67573), lines 6–9:[1]
  
  rḏj ḥm.f [s]fṯ ḫwz n[.f] jz jn jzwt nt (j)qdw
  His Majesty gave pine oil and (ordered) that a tomb be built for him by a gang of builders.

Inflection

Declension of jqdw (masculine)

singular	jqdw
dual	jqdwwj
plural	jqdww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jqdw

jqdw

Derived terms

jqdw-nḏswt

Descendants

Coptic: ⲉⲕⲟⲧ (ekot)

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 138.20
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 32

Reisner, George A. (1936) “The Dog which was Honored by the King of Upper and Lower Egypt” in Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, volume XXXIV, number 206, pages 96–99

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