nhw
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: nehu
Noun
m
- loss
- c. 2000–1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115), lines 7–8:
- jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
- Our crew has come (back) intact, without loss to our expedition.
- c. 2000–1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115), lines 7–8:
- need, lack
Inflection
Declension of nhw (masculine)
singular | nhw |
---|---|
dual | nhwwj |
plural | nhww |
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-51796-6, 121 page 60, 121.
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh -nt (“3rd person plural verb ending”) + hwy (“they”), related to Breton i (“they”), Cornish i (“they”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /n̥uː/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /nuː/
Usage notes
- Only pronounced /n̥uː/ in very careful speech; the usual pronunciation is /nuː/.
Pronoun
nhw
- they, them