tkꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

tkꜣ (“to illumine, to burn”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːkiw/ → /ˈtiːkiw/ → /ˈtiːkəʔ/ → /tiːk/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɛkɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: tekau

Noun

m

flame [since the Pyramid Texts]
candle, taper, torch

― rwḏ tkꜣw jrr.f ― The torch he has lit is burning well.

Inflection

Declension of tkꜣw (masculine)

singular	tkꜣw
dual	tkꜣwwj
plural	tkꜣww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tkꜣw

tkꜣ

Descendants

Bohairic Coptic: ⲑⲓⲕ (thik)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲓⲕ (tik)

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 331.5–332.13
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 251.

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