Egyptian
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Etymology 1
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An abstract noun derived from ꜣḫ (“to be effective”) + -w.
Pronunciation
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- effectiveness, usefulness, capability
- skills, expertise
- magical power or efficacy
c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE,
Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 13–14:
- jr.n snt.f mkt.f sḥr{y}t ḫrww sḥmt zpw šd-ḫrw m ꜣḫw r(ꜣ).s
- His sister has served as his protector, she who drove off the enemies, who put an end to the deeds of the Disturber (Set) by the magical prowess of her mouth
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫw
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
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m
- Middle Kingdom and later form of of jꜣḫw (“sunlight, radiance, divine epithet”)
Inflection
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Declension of ꜣḫw (masculine)
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫw
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as a divine epithet
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as a divine epithet
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References
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- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 13, 15.4–15.9
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 4–5
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 160, 213.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 145