Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1:

Etymology 1

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From nfr +‎ -w.

Noun

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nfrf
r
Y1
Z2

 m

  1. beauty
  2. perfection
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The writing with three strokes is a false plural.

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Proper noun

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nfrY1
Z2

 f

  1. a female given name, Neferu
  2. a male given name, Neferu
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Etymology 2

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Egyptian numbers (edit)
𓄤
0
1  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: nfrw

Related to nfr (not even, not at all).

Noun

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nfrwG37
Z2

 m

  1. depletion, deficiency
  2. zero; used when a subtraction results in zero in accounts and mathematical texts, or to mark a baseline for construction
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Etymology 3

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Non-lemma forms.

Adjective

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nfrf
r
A40
Z2
 m pl
  1. masculine plural of nfr

References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 101, 275.
  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, pages 203.17–203.18