hndwꜣy

Egyptian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), itself from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰuš (“river”), possibly via Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnduːɑiː/
- Conventional anglicization: henduay

Proper noun

m./f. topo.

India

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hndwꜣy

hnwtjwꜣ

References

Burchardt, Max (1911) “Datierte Denkmäler der Berliner Sammlung aus der Achämenidenzeit” in Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, vol. 49, pages 78–79
Perrot, Jean (2013) The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia, pages 275, 278