jw.f ꜥꜣ.f
Egyptian
Etymology
jw (“comes”) + .f (“he”) + ꜥꜣ (“becomes great”) + .f (“he”), a reciprocal sentence, literally ‘no sooner does he come than he becomes great’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iuːʔɛf ɑːʔɑʔɛf/
- Conventional anglicization: iu.ef aa.ef
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jw.f ꜥꜣ.f
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 45.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 12
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 224
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