ꜣby šmꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜣby (“lithe spotted big cat”) +‎ šmꜥ (“Upper Egypt”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘panther of Upper Egypt’.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. leopard, Panthera pardus, usually as a simile for bloodlust or fury

Inflection
Declension of ꜣby šmꜥ (masculine)
singular ꜣby šmꜥ
dual ꜣbywj šmꜥ
plural ꜣbyw šmꜥ

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣby šmꜥ  
ꜣbw šmꜥt
[New Kingdom]

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 7.12–7.13
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