nḥḥ

See also: nHH

Egyptian

Etymology 1

n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) +‎ ḥḥ (“million”), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to a million (of years)’.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈneʔħəħ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnijħaħ/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnijħaħ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈneʔħəħ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛh/
  • Conventional anglicization: neheh

Noun

 m

1. cyclical eternity

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ  

nḥḥ	nḥḥ	nḥḥ	nḥḥ

Antonyms

• ḏt (“static eternity”)

Derived terms

• r nḥḥ

Descendants

From r nḥḥ:

• ⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ
  • Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe) — Sahidic, ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe) — Sahidic, ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛh/
  • Conventional anglicization: neheh

Noun

 m

1. (Late Egyptian) (sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ  

nḥḥ

Descendants

• Demotic: nḥḥ
  • Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh) (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh) (Sahidic, Akhmimic)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 299.2–302.15
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 137
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 109–110.