nb-ꜣꜥꜥw

Egyptian

Etymology

nb (“lord”) +‎ ꜣꜥꜥw (of unknown meaning) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘Lord of ꜣꜥꜥw’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛb ɑʔɑːɑːuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: neb-aaau

Proper noun

 m

1. an epithet of the sun god [New Kingdom]

Usage notes

Only attested in the Litany of Ra.

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 3.4