ḫꜥw
See also: ḥꜥw
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɑːuː/
- Conventional anglicization: khau
Etymology 1
ḫꜥj (“to appear in glory”) + -w.
Noun
|
m
- (uncountable) rising of a celestial body; sunrise, moonrise, starrise
- (uncountable) appearance in glory
- appearance of the image of a god duing a festival or procession
- accession of a king to the throne
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜥw
|
| ||||||
ḫꜥw | ḫꜥw |
Derived terms
- nb ḫꜥw
Noun
|
m
- crown (in general, of any kind)
Inflection
Declension of ḫꜥw (masculine)
singular | ḫꜥw |
---|---|
dual | ḫꜥwwj |
plural | ḫꜥww |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜥw
|
| ||||||
ḫꜥ | ḫꜥw | ||||||
plural |
Noun
|
m
- crocodile [Greco-Roman Period]
Inflection
Declension of ḫꜥw (masculine)
singular | ḫꜥw |
---|---|
dual | ḫꜥwwj |
plural | ḫꜥww |
Etymology 2
From the plural of ḫꜥ (“a kind of hoe”).
Noun
|
m pl
- (plural only) equipment, tools, implements
- farm implements
- cutlery, serving utensils
- tackle of a ship
- (euphemistic) tomb goods
- musical instruments [Greco-Roman Period]
- (plural only) weaponry
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜥw
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||
ḫꜥw | ḫꜥw | ḫꜥw | ḫꜥw |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 241.7–242.2, 242.8–242.9, 243.3–243.15
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 185–186