jwꜥw
Egyptian
FWOTD – 3 April 2023
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjawʕVw/ → /ˈjawʕVw/ → /ˈʔawʕə/ → /ˈʔawʕ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iuːɑːuː/
- Conventional anglicization: iuau
Noun
m
- heir
- c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 17:
- psḏt ḥr ršrš jjwj zꜣ wsjr ḥr mn jb mꜣꜥ-ḫrw zꜣ ꜣst jwꜥw wsjr
- The Ennead was rejoicing: Welcome, son of Osiris, Horus, firm of heart and true of voice, son of Isis and heir of Osiris!
Inflection
Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)
| singular | jwꜥw |
|---|---|
| dual | jwꜥwwj |
| plural | jwꜥww |
Descendants
- Old Coptic: ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou)
Inflection
Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)
| singular | jwꜥw |
|---|---|
| dual | jwꜥwwj |
| plural | jwꜥww |
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 132.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 51.8
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 13, 40
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