Reconstruction:Egyptian/pꜣ-jḥ-mw

This Egyptian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Egyptian

Etymology

From pꜣ (“definite article”) +‎ jḥ (“ox, cattle”) +‎ mw (“water”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘the ox of [the] water’.

Noun

 m

1. hippopotamus

   Synonyms: db, ḫꜣb, ḥḏt, kꜣ mḥw

Inflection

Declension of Egyptian/pꜣ-jḥ-mw (masculine)

singular	pꜣ-jḥ-mw
dual	nꜣ-nj-jḥwj-mw
plural	nꜣ-nj-jḥw-mw

Usage notes

Unattested in the Egyptian literature. Proposed as a hypothetical etymology of the Hebrew word בְּהֵמוֹת (behemót, “Behemoth”). Jablonski renders it ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ