hnw
Egyptian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈhiːnaw/ → /ˈhiːnaw/ → /ˈhiːnə/ → /ˈhiːn/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: henu
Noun
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m
Inflection
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: henu
Noun
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- group of associates
- family
Inflection
editEtymology 3
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: henu
Noun
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Etymology 4
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: henu
Noun
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m
- jubilation
- acclaim, praise, worship (of man or god)
- c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, lines 8–9:
- jw hy n rꜥ r r(ꜣ) ꜥꜣwj tꜣ hnw n.k srq ꜣḫw ꜥq.k sbꜣ n(j) wrt
- May there be cries of joy for Ra at the opening of the double doors of the earth, and acclaim for you who make the akh-spirits breathe when you enter the door of the Great (i.e. the afterworld).
Inflection
editAlternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of hnw
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References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 493.2–493.14, 493.24, 494.1–494.4
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 158–159
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 106.