ꜣꜥw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑʔɑːuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: aau

Noun

 m

1. storage case for scribal materials, papyri, and other implements [Old and Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of ꜣꜥw (masculine)

singular	ꜣꜥw
dual	ꜣꜥwwj
plural	ꜣꜥww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣꜥw  

ꜣꜥw	ꜣꜥw

Noun

 m

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [Old Kingdom]
   1. part of a temple
   2. a construction tool or material

Inflection

Declension of ꜣꜥw (masculine)

singular	ꜣꜥw
dual	ꜣꜥwwj
plural	ꜣꜥww

Related terms

• (possibly related) ꜣꜥꜥ (“to plaster”)

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 3.7–3.9