ẖnw

See also: hnw and ḥnw

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈçaːnaw/ → /ˈçaːnaw/ → /ˈçaːnəʔ/ → /ˈçoːn/

Noun
Xn
n		 nwwpr

 m

  1. interior, inside
  2. home
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 135–136:
      pHpHD54kXnn
      nw      		 wprwnn
      k      		 imfmqAbF48D54
      n      		 snn
      nw      		 wA1 B1
      Z2      		 k
      pḥ.k ẖnw wn.k jm.f m qꜣb n(j) snw.k
      You will reach home and be there in the midst of your siblings.

Inflection
Declension of ẖnw (masculine)
singular ẖnw
dual ẖnwwj
plural ẖnww

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϧⲟⲩⲛ (xoun)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲟⲩⲛ (houn)

Noun
Xn
n		 nwWniwt
pr

 m

  1. capital city

Inflection
Declension of ẖnw (masculine)
singular ẖnw
dual ẖnwwj
plural ẖnww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ẖnw  
Xnn
nw W		 niwt
Xn
n		 nw
niwt
Xn
n		 nw
pr
ẖnw ẖnw ẖnw

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 138, 233 page 122, 138, 233.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 98
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 48
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