nḥḥ
See also: nHH
Egyptian
Etymology 1
n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) + ḥḥ (“million”), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to a million (of years)’.[1]
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈneʔħəħ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛħɛħ/
- Conventional anglicization: neheh
Noun
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m
- cyclical eternity
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ
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nḥḥ | nḥḥ | nḥḥ | nḥḥ |
Antonyms
- ḏt (“static eternity”)
Derived terms
- r nḥḥ
Descendants
From r nḥḥ:[1]
- ⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ
- Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh) – Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe) – Sahidic, ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe) – Sahidic, ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe) – Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛħɛħ/
- Conventional anglicization: neheh
Noun
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m
- (Late Egyptian) (sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ
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Descendants
- Demotic: nḥḥ
- Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh) (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh) (Sahidic, Akhmimic)
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 299.2–302.15
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 137
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 109–110.
- Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 53