Egyptian
Etymology
qbḥ (“to refresh, to cool, to make a libation”) + -w.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- (often treated as a plural) cool water
- (often treated as a plural) a libation of water
Inflection
Declension of qbḥw (masculine)
| singular
|
qbḥw
|
| dual
|
qbḥwwj
|
| plural
|
qbḥww
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qbḥw
Proper noun
m
- the sky as a body of water, the sea of stars
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qbḥw
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 27.15–29.4, 30.1–30.6
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 278