ḏꜣḏꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps related to ḏꜣḏꜣ (“head”). Compare the development of German Kopf, French tête, English noggin, each meaning ‘head’ from earlier ‘mug’/‘pot’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑd͡ʒɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: djadjau

Noun

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1. pot (used for mixing drugs, burning fumigants, storing honey, etc.)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏꜣḏꜣw  

ḏꜣḏꜣ	ḏꜣḏꜣnwt
	[Middle Kingdom]

Descendants

• Coptic: ϫⲱ (čō), ϫⲟⲩ (čou)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 532.1–532.5
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 320