jꜣḫw
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjaʀχaw/ → /ˈjaʀχaw/ → /joːχ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iɑxuː/
- Conventional anglicization: iakhu
Noun
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- sunlight, sunshine
- radiance
- used as an epithet for various gods, particularly Ra
Inflection
Declension of jꜣḫw (masculine)
| singular | jꜣḫw |
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| dual | jꜣḫwwj |
| plural | jꜣḫww |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣḫw
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| jꜣḫw | ꜣḫw | ꜣḫw | ꜣḫw | ꜣḫ | ꜣḫw | ꜣḫw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| as a divine epithet | as a divine epithet | as a divine epithet |
Derived terms
- n ḏr jꜣḫw
Related terms
- jꜣḫ
- jꜣḫt
Descendants
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲉⲓⲁϩ (eiah), ⲣⲓⲁϩ (riah)
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 13, 33.3–33.4
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 4–5, 9
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 69