𓀠

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𓀠 U+13020, 𓀠
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH A028
Gardiner number:A28
𓀟
[U+1301F]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓀡
[U+13021]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing a man with his hands raised on either side. This and other glyphs depicting men conventionally color the skin red; the hair is typically black, and the clothing white (sometimes with black outlines or details).

Symbol

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A28
  1. Logogram for or determinative in qꜣj (to be(come) high).
  2. Determinative in jꜣs (to be(come) bald).
  3. Determinative for words relating to joy or happiness.
  4. Determinative for words relating to mourning.

Descendants

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  • Proto-Sinaitic:
    • Proto-Canaanite:
      • Phoenician: 𐤄 (h)
        • Ancient Greek: Ε (E), ε (e)
        • Aramaic: 𐡄 (h)
          • Syriac: ܗ
            • Arabic: ه (h)
          • Hebrew: ה
          • Pahlavi:
            • Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭤 (h)
            • Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭄 (h)
          • Avestan: 𐬵 (h)
        • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀳 (see there for further descendants)
    • Old South Arabian: 𐩠 (h)
      • Ge'ez: ()

References

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  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN