bꜣḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *b(Vʔ)uḥ-. Compare also Proto-Semitic *būḥ-.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɑh/
  • Conventional anglicization: bah

Noun

 m

1. penis, glans

Inflection

Declension of bꜣḥ (masculine)

singular	bꜣḥ
dual	bꜣḥwj
plural	bꜣḥw

Synonyms

• bḏꜣ
• mṯꜣ
• nfr
• ḥnn

Derived terms

• jmj bꜣḥ
• m bꜣḥ
• r-bꜣḥ
• ḏr bꜣḥ

 

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲃⲁϩ (bah), ϥⲁϩ (fah)

References

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