bw-nb

bw-nb

Egyptian

Etymology

bw (“place, thing, -ness”) +‎ nb (“every”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /buː nɛb/
  • Conventional anglicization: bu-neb

Noun

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1. everyone [since the Middle Kingdom]

   Synonym: ḥr-nb

2. the masses

Usage notes

This word is sometimes treated as a plural.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bw-nb  

bw-nb

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 452.6–452.8
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 81