nḫnw
Egyptian
Etymology
nḫn (“to be a child”) + -w.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛxɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: nekhenu
Noun
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- childhood [since the Middle Kingdom]
- Synonyms: nḫnt, ẖrdw
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḫnw
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nḫnw | nḫn |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 312.2–312.3
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 138