hieroglyph
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Etymology
[edit]First attested around 1598, a back-formation from hieroglyphic (1580s), from Middle French hiéroglyphique, from Late Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós) (Plutarch τά ἱερογλυφικά [γράμματα] "hieroglyphic [writing]), ἱερόγλυφος (hierógluphos, “carver of hieroglyphs”) (Ptolemy), a compound of ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) and γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”), a calque of Egyptian mdw-nṯr (“the god’s word”),
.[1] By surface analysis, hiero- + glyph.
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.ɹəˌɡlɪf/, /ˈhaɪ.ɹəʊˌɡlɪf/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪɚ.əˌɡlɪf/, /ˈhaɪɚ.oʊˌɡlɪf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: hie‧ro‧glyph, hier‧o‧glyph
Noun
[edit]hieroglyph (plural hieroglyphs)
- An element of a hieroglyphic writing system, an individual sign or glyph.
- Hieroglyphs were discovered on the wall inside the temple.
- (informal) Any obscure or baffling symbol.
- With your handwriting, it's no surprise the Prof can't read your hieroglyphs!
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]element of hieroglyphic writing system
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Verb
[edit]hieroglyph (third-person singular simple present hieroglyphs, present participle hieroglyphing, simple past and past participle hieroglyphed)
- To represent by hieroglyphs.
References
[edit]- ^ James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 2, 177.
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