jwꜥw

Egyptian

Etymology

jwꜥ (“to inherit”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjawʕaw/ → /ˈjawʕaw/ → /ˈjawʕəʔ/ → /ˈjawʕ/

Noun
E9wawA1

 m

  1. heir
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 17:
      N9 t
      Z2      		 nTrHr
      Z1      		 r
      S
      zp Z1s Z1s      		 iiw&yQ2
      ir      		 zAZ1
      H_SPACE      		 G5mn
      ib Z1      		 mAa
      a
      P8H      		 zAZ1
      H_SPACE      		 stt
      H8      		 E9
      a      		 wiwa
      H_SPACE      		 Q2
      ir
      psḏt ḥr ršrš jjwj zꜣ wsjr ḥr mn jb mꜣꜥ-ḫrw zꜣ ꜣst jwꜥw wsjr
      The Ennead was rejoicing: Welcome, son of Osiris, Horus, firm of heart and true of voice, son of Isis and heir of Osiris!

Inflection
Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)
singular jwꜥw
dual jwꜥwwj
plural jwꜥww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  
E9
a
E9
a		 wiwa
H_SPACE
jwꜥ jwꜥw

Noun
E9wawS21

 m

  1. a ring or armband given as a reward [18th Dynasty]

Inflection
Declension of jwꜥw (masculine)
singular jwꜥw
dual jwꜥwwj
plural jwꜥww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwꜥw  
awawS21
a
a		 wS21
a
a		 S21
S21
ꜥwꜥw ꜥꜥw ꜥꜥ jwꜥw
abbreviation

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 132.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 51.8
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 13, 40
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