dꜣb

Egyptian

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Akkadian dilbu (“platane, plane tree”), and Hebrew דולב (dolev, “plane tree”).

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. fig (fruit)
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 47–48:



      gm.n.j dꜣbw jꜣrrt jm jꜣqt nbt špst
      I found figs and grapes there, and splendid vegetables of all kinds.
  2. fig tree

Inflection

Declension of dꜣb (masculine)
singular dꜣb
dual dꜣbwj
plural dꜣbw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dꜣb  
dꜣb dꜣb
[since the Middle Kingdom]

References

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