bꜣw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: bau

Etymology 1

bꜣ (“ba”) +‎ -w (plural ending).

Noun

 m pl

1. plural of bꜣ (“ba”)
2. power of acting on and influencing the external world: might and glory, particularly of a god, the king, or the crown

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣw  

bꜣw

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

1. galley (boat)

Inflection

Declension of bꜣw (masculine)

singular	bꜣw
dual	bꜣwwj
plural	bꜣww

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 413.12–414.7
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 77
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 90