ꜣjs n ḏnnt

Egyptian

Etymology

Compound of ꜣjs (“viscera”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ ḏnnt (“skull”), literally “viscera of the skull”.

Pronunciation

  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑis ɛn d͡ʒɛnɛnɛt/
    • Conventional anglicization: ais en djenenet

Noun

 m

  1. (medicine) brain

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣjs n ḏnnt  

ꜣjs n ḏnnt

References

  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
  • Iversen, Erik (1947) “Some remarks on the terms
    and
    ” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 33, p. 48
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