psḏ
See also: PSD
Egyptian
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛsɛd͡ʒ/
- Conventional anglicization: pesedj
Noun
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- (anatomy) spine, backbone [since the Pyramid Texts]
- (anatomy, of humans or animals) back [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
editAlternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of psḏ
References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 556.1–556.9
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 95