kꜣpw

Egyptian

FWOTD – 27 September 2023

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑpuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: kapu

Etymology 1

Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst, Munich

Noun

 m

1. crocodile

Inflection

Declension of kꜣpw (masculine)

singular	kꜣpw
dual	kꜣpwwj
plural	kꜣpww

Synonyms

• dpy
• mzḥ

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

1. roof

Inflection

Declension of kꜣpw (masculine)

singular	kꜣpw
dual	kꜣpwwj
plural	kꜣpww

Etymology 3

Noun

 m

1. bittern

Inflection

Declension of kꜣpw (masculine)

singular	kꜣpw
dual	kꜣpwwj
plural	kꜣpww

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN