bhꜣw
Egyptian
Etymology
bhꜣ (“to flee, to turn around”) + -w.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /bɛhɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: behau
Noun
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- fugitive [since the Middle Kingdom]
- c. 1859 BCE – 1840 BCE, The Story of Sinuhe, version B (pBerlin 3022 and pAmherst n-q) lines 56:
- pḏ nmtwt pw skj bhꜣw
- He is one who strides widely to shoot down those in flight.
Inflection
Declension of bhꜣw (masculine)
| singular | bhꜣw |
|---|---|
| dual | bhꜣwwj |
| plural | bhꜣww |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 467