ꜥ

See also: Ꜥ [U+A724 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL AIN] and ʿ [U+02BF MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING]
ꜥ U+A725, ꜥ
LATIN SMALL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL AIN
← Ꜥ
[U+A724] 		Latin Extended-D Ꜧ →
[U+A726]

Translingual

Letter

ꜥ (upper case Ꜥ)

  1. The lowercase letter ayin, used in most Egyptian transliteration schemes to represent the sound of the hieroglyph
    a
     (IPA /ʕ/, hypothesized by some to come from earlier /d/).

See also

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun
a
Z1

 m

  1. arm, hand
  2. part, portion, region
  3. state, condition

Inflection
Declension of ꜥ (masculine)
singular ꜥ
dual ꜥwj
plural ꜥw

Derived terms

Descendants

Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi) "pair, couple"

Noun
a
Y1

 m

  1. deed, record

Inflection
Declension of ꜥ (masculine)
singular ꜥ
dual ꜥwj
plural ꜥw

Noun
a
Z1		 mw

 m

  1. dyke

Inflection
Declension of ꜥ (masculine)
singular ꜥ
dual ꜥwj
plural ꜥw

Noun
a
M3

 m

  1. wooden staff

Inflection
Declension of ꜥ (masculine)
singular ꜥ
dual ꜥwj
plural ꜥw

References
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 97
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