jwnw

Egyptian

Etymology

Likely from the plural of jwn (“pillar, column”), thus literally meaning ‘Pillars’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuːnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iunu

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. Heliopolis

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwnw  

jnw	jwn
	abbreviation

Derived terms

• twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw

Descendants

• → Hebrew: אָוֶן (ʾāwen), אֹן‏ (ʾōn)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 346.