ꜥff
Egyptian
Etymology
According to the neuere Komparatistik school of Egyptian comparison, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ðuṗṗ,[1] and so cognate to Hebrew זבוב.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʕuffVj/ → /ˈʕuffVj/ → /ˈʕøff/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑːfɛf/
- Conventional anglicization: afef
Inflection
Declension of ꜥff (masculine)
| singular | ꜥff |
|---|---|
| dual | ꜥffwj |
| plural | ꜥffw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥff
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| ꜥff | ꜥff | ||||||
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References
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31
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