ꜣwj-ꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜣwj (“to extend, to offer”) +‎ ꜥ (“arm”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑuːi ɑː/
  • Conventional anglicization: awi-a

Verb

 compound

1. to extend one’s arm, especially in order to take or give (+ n: to someone)
2. to give as an offering [Greco-Roman Period]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwj-ꜥ  

ꜣwj-ꜥ

[Greco-Roman Period]

Derived terms

• ꜣwt-ꜥ

References

• Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 4
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 5.4–5.5