hbj

See also: ḫbj

Egyptian

O4 [h]

D58 [b]

Z4 [y]

G26

26th Dynasty (672-525), Gregorian Egyptian Museum

O4 [h]

D58 [b]

Z4 [y]

G26

T21 [wa]

D36 [a]

(one ibis)

O4 [h]

D58 [b]

Z4 [y]

G26

D36 [a]

F32 [X]

X1 [t]

(a flying ibis)

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈhibjaw/ → /ˈhijbaw/ → /ˈhiːbəʔ/ → /ˈhiːp/[1]

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛbi/
- Conventional anglicization: hebi

Noun

m

ibis

Inflection

Declension of hbj (masculine)

singular

O4 [h]

D58 [b]

Z4 [y]

G26

hbj

dual

O4 [h]

D58 [b]

Z4 [y]

G43 [w]

Z4 [y]

G26

hbjwj

plural

O4 [h]

D58 [b]

Z4 [y]

G43 [w]

G26

hbjw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hbj

O4 [h]

D58 [b]

G26

hb

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: ἶβις (îbis)
- → Latin: ībis (see there for further descendants)
Demotic: hb
- ⇒ Coptic: ϩⲓⲃⲱⲓ (hibōi) (from the plural)

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 48

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