ꜣjs n ḏnnt

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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ꜣjs (viscera) +‎ n(j) (of) +‎ ḏnnt (skull), thus literally ‘viscera of the skull’.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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AisAa3
n
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n
n
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 m

  1. (medicine) brain

Alternative forms

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References

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  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
  • Iversen, Erik (1947) “Some remarks on the terms
    ammH8
    and
    AisAa2
    ” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 33, p. 48