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nꜣy.f-ꜥꜣw-rwḏ

Egyptian

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Etymology

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nꜣy (demonstrative determiner) +‎ .f (“his”) +‎ ꜥꜣw (plural of ꜥꜣ (“great (one)”)) +‎ rwḏ (“to be firm, to prosper”) +‎ (.w) (masculine plural stative ending), thus literally ‘his great ones are prospering’, with ‘his great ones’ referring to his ancestors. Alternatively, it is possible that ꜥꜣw is not the plural of ꜥꜣ here but the abstract noun meaning ‘greatness’, thus ‘his greatness is prospering’; either interpretation is plausible.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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n
A i i		 f
aA		 W rwD
Z2

 m

  1. a male given name, Nayfaurud

Alternative forms

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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nꜣy.f-ꜥꜣw-rwḏ  
n
A y		 f
aA
W y		 rwD
n
A		 iif
aA		 rwD
n
f		 aA
W		 r
rwD t
n
A Z2ss		 f
aA		 wrwD
nꜣj.f-ꜥꜣw-rwḏ nꜣy.f-ꜥꜣ-rwḏ n.f-ꜥꜣw-rwḏt nꜣj.f-ꜥꜣw-rwḏ

References

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  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 170
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 115, 280
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