jwnw

Egyptian

Etymology

Likely from the plural of jwn (“pillar, column”), thus literally meaning ‘Pillars’.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjaːnaw/ → /ˈjaːnaw/ → /ʔaːnə/ → /ʔoːn/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaːnaw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaːnaw/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔaːnə/; compare Akkadian transcription 𒀀𒈾 (a-na)
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔoːn/; compare Akkadian transcription 𒌑𒉡 (ú-nu)

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuːnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iunu

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. Heliopolis

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwnw  

jnw	jwn
	abbreviation

Derived terms

• twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw

Descendants

• → Hebrew: אֹן (ʾōn), אָוֶן (ʾāwen)
• Coptic: ⲱⲛ (ōn)

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 346.