ꜥbw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

wꜥb (“to purify, to be pure”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Noun
abwF17

 m

  1. cleanness, purity
  2. purification, cleaning
  3. cleaning agent
Inflection
Declension of ꜥbw (masculine)
singular ꜥbw
dual ꜥbwwj
plural ꜥbww
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥbw  
aF17bw
ꜥbw
[Old Kingdom]

Etymology 2

ꜥb (“to pollute, to make impure”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Noun
abdbnDs
Z2

 m

  1. something wicked or bad
  2. dirt, filth, pollution
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥbw  
abF17Aa2
Z2ss
ꜥbw
[New Kingdom]
in papyri

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʕaːbaw/ → /ˈʕaːbaw/ → /ˈʕoːβ/

Noun
abw
M190

 m

  1. lettuce
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥbw  
abZ7M2
Z2
ꜥbw
Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲱⲃ (ōb)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲟⲩϥ (ouf)

References
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