bꜣw
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Egyptian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]bꜣ (“ba”) + -w (plural ending).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /biˈʀuːwaw/ → /biˈʀuːwaw/ → /bəˈʔuːwə/ → /βeːw/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /bɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: bau
Noun
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m pl
- plural of bꜣ (“ba”)
- power of acting on and influencing the external world: might and glory, particularly of a god, the king, or the crown
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 139–140:
- sḏd.j bꜣw.k n jtj dj.j sšꜣ.f m ꜥꜣ.k
- I will recount your ba-power to the sovereign and make him aware of your greatness.
Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣw
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bꜣw | bꜣw |
Descendants
[edit]- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲃⲏⲩ (bēu)
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /bɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: bau
Noun
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m
- galley (boat)
Inflection
[edit]References
[edit]- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 413.12–414.7
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 77
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 90