ꜣmw

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜣm (“to burn”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. (uncountable) burning, flame [since the Book of the Dead]
    Synonym: ꜣmwt
  2. (medicine, uncountable) name of a disease

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣmw  
ꜣmm ꜣmm
[Late Period] [Greco-Roman Period]

Derived terms

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 10.4
  • Hannig, Rainer (1997) Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800–950 v. Chr.) (Hannig-Lexica; 1), second edition, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, →ISBN, page 8
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