ḥfꜣw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħafʀaw/ → /ˈħafʀaw/ → /ˈħafə/ → /ħaf/

Noun

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  1. snake, worm

Inflection

Declension of ḥfꜣw (masculine a-stem)
singular ḥfꜣw
dual ḥfꜣwwj
plural ḥfꜣww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥfꜣw  

ḥfꜣw ḥfꜣw

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Demotic: ḥf
    • Akhmimic Coptic: ϩⲁϥ (haf)
    • Bohairic Coptic: ϩⲟϥ (hof)
    • Fayyumic Coptic: ϩⲁϥ (haf)
    • Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲁϥ (haf)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲟϥ (hof), ϩⲟⲃ (hob), ϩⲟⲡ (hop), ϩⲱⲃ (hōb)

References

  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 168
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 281.
  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995), Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 55–56
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