zḥ
See also: zh, ZH, Zh, zH, and zh-
Egyptian
FWOTD – 2 April 2022
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛħ/
- Conventional anglicization: zeh
Noun
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m
- canopied structure made of reed matting or linen; tent, booth
- official hall or chamber, e.g. of a council, administrative office, king, or god
- booth or chamber used as an embalmer’s workshop
Inflection
Declension of zḥ (masculine)
singular | zḥ |
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dual | zḥwj |
plural | zḥw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zḥ
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zḥ | zḥ |
Derived terms
- ḫntj-zḥ-nṯr
- zḥ-nṯr
Noun
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m
- council of royal advisors or officials
- counsel, advice
- plan, design, counsel
- plot, evil scheme
- late 18th Dynasty, Teaching for King Merykara 5, 3:
- sbj gm zḥw.f
- a rebel whose plots have been found out
- late 18th Dynasty, Teaching for King Merykara 5, 3:
Inflection
Declension of zḥ (masculine)
singular | zḥ |
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dual | zḥwj |
plural | zḥw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zḥ
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zḥ | zḥ |
Derived terms
- zḥj
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 464.3–464.21, 465.18–466.6
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 237
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 297 page 99, 297.