ḏꜣyw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑiːuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: djayu

Noun

 m

1. opponent, opposition [since the New Kingdom]
2. (Late Egyptian) highway robber, brigand

Inflection

Declension of ḏꜣyw (masculine)

singular	ḏꜣyw
dual	ḏꜣywwj
plural	ḏꜣyww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏꜣyw  

ḏꜣjw	ḏꜣw	ḏꜣ	ḏꜣ	ḏꜣ	ḏꜣ	ḏꜣ	ḏꜣ
[Late Egyptian]	[Late Egyptian]	[Late Period]	[Late Period]	[Late Period]	[Late Period]	[Late Period]	[Late Period]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 517.10–517.12