hieroglyph
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Etymology [edit]
First attested around 1598, a back-formation from hieroglyphic, from Middle French hiéroglyphique, from Late Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hieroglyphikós), derivative of ἱερογλυφη (hieroglyphē, “hieroglyphs”), compound of ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) and γλύφη (glyphē, “carved work”), a translation of Ancient Egyptian
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mdw-nṯr (medu-netjer) "god's words".
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Noun [edit]
hieroglyph (plural hieroglyphs)
- An element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system.
Translations [edit]
element of ideographic writing system
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