ꜥwꜣy

Egyptian

Etymology

From ꜥwꜣj (“to rob”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːuːɑiː/
  • Conventional anglicization: auay

Noun

 m

1. robber

Inflection

Declension of ꜥwꜣy (masculine)

singular	ꜥwꜣy
dual	ꜥwꜣywj
plural	ꜥwꜣyw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥwꜣy  

ꜥwꜣ	ꜥwꜣy	ꜥwꜣy

Proper noun

 m

1. The Robber, a demon

Noun

 m

1. the hippopotamus and crocodile, seen as enemies of Horus [Greco-Roman period]

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 132, 457.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 171.13–171.15