fnḏ

See also: fnD

Egyptian

Etymology

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *funVg-, according to Orel and Stolbova’s very tentative reconstruction.[1] If so, perhaps cognate with Lowland East Cushitic *fung- (“nose”), whence Oromo fuññaan.

Pronunciation

Noun


 m

  1. nose
  2. snout
  3. beak

Inflection

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • fnḏj (Thoth (on account of his long beak))
  • fnḏ nb (everyone)

Verb

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be angry at (takes the particle r)

Inflection

Alternative forms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E.; Stolbova, Olga V. (1995), *funVg-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, § 832, page 188
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