hndwꜣy
Egyptian
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (h-i-du-u /Hiⁿdu-/, “India”), itself from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”), possibly via Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛnduːɑiː/
- Conventional anglicization: henduay
Proper noun
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m./f. topo.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hndwꜣy
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Descendants
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (hentou)
References
- Burchardt, Max (1911) “Datierte Denkmäler der Berliner Sammlung aus der Achämenidenzeit” in Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, vol. 49, pages 78–79
- Perrot, Jean (2013) The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia, pages 275, 278