nb ꜣꜥꜥw

Egyptian

Etymology

nb (“lord”) +‎ ꜣꜥꜥw (of unknown meaning) in a direct genitive contruction, thus literally ‘Lord of ꜣꜥꜥw’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛb ɑʔɑːɑːuː/
- Conventional anglicization: neb aaau

Proper noun

m

an epithet of the sun god [New Kingdom]

Usage notes

Only attested in the Litany of Ra.

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 3.4

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