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See also: [U+A724 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL AIN] and ʿ [U+02BF MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING]

U+A725, ꜥ
LATIN SMALL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL AIN

[U+A724]
Latin Extended-D
[U+A726]

Translingual

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Letter

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(upper case )

  1. (Egyptological transliteration) The lowercase letter ayin, used in most Egyptian transliteration schemes to represent the sound of the hieroglyph
    a
    . The sound value is thought to have been IPA [ʕ] since at least the time of Middle Egyptian, hypothesized by some to have come from earlier *[d].

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Egyptian

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Etymology 1

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Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *yad- (hand).

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Noun

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a
Z1

 m

  1. arm, hand [since the First Dynasty]
    • c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, line 4:
      wn
      n
      O31
      a
      N33A
      n
      [&A1Ba16aa Z1
      a Z1
      T
      n
      N33A
      bntyw
      E35
      N33A
      wn n⟨.j⟩ ꜥwj.ṯn bntjw
      Open your arms to ⟨me⟩, baboons!
  2. ‘hand’ of an animal: hoof of a cow, foot of a crocodile, etc. [since the Pyramid Texts]
  3. part, portion
    1. specific measure of a substance such as food, liquid, or myrrh; portion
    2. individual item of something countable, item, piece [since the Middle Kingdom]
    3. pair of something generally found in pairs [since the Middle Kingdom]
  4. region
    1. area, region, portion (of a country, piece of land, or building) [since the Pyramid Texts]
    2. region of the sky where something, particularly the sun, is located
  5. (chiefly Late Egyptian) state, condition
  6. (chiefly Late Egyptian, with following infinitive as a genitive) manner (of doing something, such as moving or flying)
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Descendants
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  • Demotic: (state, condition)
  • Demotic: Z1-2ꜥwy (ꜥ.wy, arms, portion, pair)
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi, pair, couple)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi, pair, couple)

Compounded with nj (of):

  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲛ- (an-, collective numeral prefix; place-name prefix)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲛ- (an-, collective numeral prefix; place-name prefix)
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Y1

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  1. official document, register, record [since the Pyramid Texts]
  2. certificate, deed, warrant [since the Pyramid Texts]
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Etymology 2

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a
Z1
mw

 m

  1. dyke [Middle Kingdom to 18th Dynasty]
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Etymology 3

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a
Z1
xt

 m

  1. (chiefly Late Egyptian) wooden shaft, particularly as a carriage pole or drawbar
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Etymology 4

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From earlier
a
t pr
(ꜥt, room), or else a formation from the same root.

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a
Z1
pr

 m

  1. house [Late Period]
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