ḥꜥw

See also: ḫꜥw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɑːuː/
- Conventional anglicization: hau

Noun

m

flesh
body
self
(in the plural) body parts, limbs, flesh of a body (collectively)

Inflection

Declension of ḥꜥw (masculine)

singular	ḥꜥw
dual	ḥꜥwj
plural	ḥꜥw

The singular and plural are generally indistinguishable in writing and interchangeable in meaning, so that only grammatical agreement allows one to distinguish between them.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜥw

ḥꜥ

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 37.5–39.13
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 271, 312 page 140, 271, 312.

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