jꜥḥ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /jaˈʕaħ/ → /jaˈʕaħ/ → /ʔəˈjaħ/

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

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑːh/
  • Conventional anglicization: iah

Proper noun

 m

1. the moon
2. the god Iah
3. the god Thoth

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜥḥ  

jꜥḥ	jꜥḥ	jꜥḥ	jꜥḥ
in the sense of ‘the moon’

Derived terms

• jꜥḥ-ms
• jꜥḥ-ḥtp

Descendants

• Demotic: jꜥḥ
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲟϩ m (ioh)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲟⲟϩ m (ooh)