ꜣw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: au

Noun

m

extent, length, expanse (of space) [since the Middle Kingdom]
(rare) length, duration (of time)

Usage notes

Many of the later writings of this word (particularly its temporal uses) may instead represent ꜣwt (“length, generally of time”), as the t fell silent by Late Egyptian; indeed, authors working with Late Egyptian commonly treat the two words as the same.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣw

ꜣw

Derived terms

r ꜣw
m ꜣw

Related terms

ꜣwj
ꜣwt

Descendants

Demotic: ꜥw
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou)

Noun

m

death [Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, and Greco-Roman Period]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣw

ꜣw

[Greco-Roman Period]

Derived terms

m ꜣw

Noun

m

Alternative form of jw (“wrongdoing, evil”)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣw

ꜣw

[Late Egyptian]

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 455.
Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 4.10–4.14, 5.15, 5
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1–2
Lesko, Leonard; Lesko, Barbara (2002) A Dictionary of Late Egyptian, volume 1, second edition, Providence: B.C. Scribe Publications, →ISBN, page 3
Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 3