ẖrwj

Egyptian

Etymology

Nominalized from the dual of ẖrj (“being under”), thus literally ‘the two underneath’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /çɛruːi/
  • Conventional anglicization: kherwi

Noun

 m du

1. (dual only) testicles [since the Pyramid Texts]

   Synonyms: jnswj, sntj

References

• Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎^[1]