ꜥwꜣy

Egyptian

Etymology

From ꜥwꜣj (“to rob”) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. robber

Inflection
Declension of ꜥwꜣy (masculine)
singular

ꜥwꜣy
dual

ꜥwꜣywj
plural

ꜥwꜣyw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥwꜣy  
ꜥwꜣ ꜥwꜣy ꜥwꜣy

Proper noun

 m

  1. The Robber, a demon

Noun

 m

  1. the hippopotamus and crocodile, seen as enemies of Horus [Greco-Roman period]

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 457 page 132, 457.
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 171.13–171.15
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