hnw

See also: ḥnw and ẖnw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːnaw/ → /ˈhiːnaw/ → /ˈhiːnəʔ/ → /ˈhiːn/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːnaw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːnaw/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːnəʔ/; compare the Akkadian transcription 𒄭𒈾 (ḫi-na)
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːn/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

 m

1. jar
2. a liquid measure of volume equivalent to 32 r(ꜣ)w or ¹⁄₁₀ of a ḥqꜣt (about 0.48 litres).

Inflection

Declension of hnw (masculine)

singular	hnw
dual	hnwwj
plural	hnww

Descendants

• → Hebrew: הִֽין
  • → Latin: hin
    • → English: hin

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

 m

1. group of associates
2. family

Inflection

Declension of hnw (masculine)

singular	hnw
dual	hnwwj
plural	hnww

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

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1. waves

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

 m

1. jubilation
2. acclaim, praise, worship (of man or god)

Inflection

Declension of hnw (masculine)

singular	hnw
dual	hnwwj
plural	hnww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hnw  

hnw	hny

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN