nḥḥ

See also: nHH

Egyptian

Etymology 1

n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) +‎ ḥḥ (“million”), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to a million (of years)’.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈneːħəħ/ → /ˈneːħəħ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnijħaħ/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnijħaħ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈneːħəħ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈneːħəħ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛh/
  • Conventional anglicization: neheh

Noun

 m

1. cyclical eternity

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ  

nḥḥ	nḥḥ	nḥḥ	nḥḥ

Antonyms

• ḏt (“static eternity”)

Derived terms

• pr n nḥḥ
• r nḥḥ

Descendants

From r nḥḥ:

• ⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh), ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe), ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛh/
  • Conventional anglicization: neheh

Noun

 m

1. (Late Egyptian) (sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ  

nḥḥ

Descendants

• Demotic: nḥḥ
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛϩ (nh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 299.2–302.15
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 137
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 109–110.