jwꜥw

Egyptian

FWOTD – 3 April 2023

Etymology

jwꜥ (“to inherit”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjawʕVw/ → /ˈjawʕVw/ → /ˈʔawʕə/ → /ˈʔawʕ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjawʕVw/

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjawʕVw/

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʔawʕə/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʔawʕ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuːɑːuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iuau

Noun

 m

1. 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

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  

jwꜥ	jwꜥw

Descendants

• Old Coptic: ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou)

Noun

 m

1. a ring or armband given as a reward [18th Dynasty]

Inflection

Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)

singular	jwꜥw
dual	jwꜥwwj
plural	jwꜥww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  

ꜥwꜥw	ꜥꜥw	ꜥꜥ	jwꜥw
			abbreviation

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^[1], 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