rḥwj
Egyptian
editEtymology
editThe dual form of the defective noun rḥw (“companions, comrades”), thus literally ‘The Two Companions’, restricted in historical times to particular uses.
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /rɛhuːi/
- Conventional anglicization: rehwi
Noun
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- an epithet of the pair of gods Horus and Set, rarely also used of other pairs of gods [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
editAlternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of rḥwj
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References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 441.13–441.15