jwꜥw

jwꜥw

Egyptian

Etymology

jwꜥ (“to inherit”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjawʕaw/ → /ˈjawʕaw/ → /ˈjawʕəʔ/ → /ˈjawʕ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjawʕaw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjawʕaw/
• (Medio-Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjawʕəʔ/
• (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjawʕ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuːɑːuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iuau

Noun

 m

1. heir
   • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 17:

     psḏt ḥr ršrš jjwj zꜣ wsjr ḥr mn jb mꜣꜥ-ḫrw zꜣ ꜣst jwꜥw wsjr

     The Ennead was rejoicing: Welcome, son of Osiris, Horus, firm of heart and true of voice, son of Isis and heir of Osiris!

Inflection

Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)

singular	jwꜥw
dual	jwꜥwwj
plural	jwꜥww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  

jwꜥ	jwꜥw

Noun

 m

1. a ring or armband given as a reward [18th Dynasty]

Inflection

Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)

singular	jwꜥw
dual	jwꜥwwj
plural	jwꜥww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  

ꜥwꜥw	ꜥꜥw	ꜥꜥ	jwꜥw
			abbreviation

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 132.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243
• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 51.8
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 13, 40