šw

See also: sw, Sw, SW, Sw., and św.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃuː/
- Conventional anglicization: shu

Proper noun

m

the god Shu

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šw

H6 [Sw]

G43 [w]

A40

šw

Verb

perfective of šwj (“to be empty, devoid of”)

Noun

m

light (of the sun), sunlight

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 148–149.

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