bꜣw
Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1:
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /baˈʀuːwaw/ → /baˈʀuːwaw/ → /bəˈʔuːwəʔ/ → /βeːw/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /bɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: bau
Etymology 1
bꜣ (“ba”) + -w (plural ending).
Noun
m pl
- plural of bꜣ (“ba”)
- power of acting on and influencing the external world: might and glory, particularly of a god, the king, or the crown
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 139–140:
- sḏd.j bꜣw.k n jtj dj.j sšꜣ.f m ꜥꜣ.k
- I will recount your ba-power to the sovereign and make him aware of your greatness.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣw
bꜣw | bꜣw |
Descendants
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲃⲏⲩ (bēu)
Noun
m
- galley (boat)
Inflection
Declension of bꜣw (masculine)
singular | bꜣw |
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dual | bꜣwwj |
plural | bꜣww |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 413.12–414.7
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 77
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 90