mꜣꜥw

Egyptian

Etymology

mꜣꜥ (“to direct, to guide”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɑʔɑːuː/
- Conventional anglicization: maau

Noun

m

(sailing) wind blowing in the right direction (to drive one’s boat)
fresh air or breeze for breathing
(figuratively) the right direction in life

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mꜣꜥw

mꜣꜥw

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 23.15–24.5
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 102

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