pw

See also: pW, .pw, and PW

English

Noun

pw

1. Short for password.

   Synonyms: pwd, pword, pass

2. (New Zealand) Initialism of per week.

   Synonyms: /wk., /wk

Anagrams

• WP, wp

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Egyptian

Etymology

From earlier pj.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /puː/
  • Conventional anglicization: pu

Determiner

 m sg proximal, later copular/vocative demonstrative determiner

1. this [Old Egyptian]
2. (in nominal sentences, following the initial nominal or pronominal element) this is…; it is… [Middle Egyptian]
3. (formal) O (vocative reference) [Middle Egyptian]

Usage notes

This demonstrative was originally a determiner but could later be used alone, like a pronoun. When used as a determiner it follows the noun it describes.

When used in nominal sentences, pw does not vary by the gender or number of the referent; it is used with nouns and pronouns of any gender or number.

Inflection

Old Egyptian demonstratives

	determiners						pronouns1	adverbs
number	singular		dual		plural		unmarked
gender	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	unmarked
proximal to speaker	pn	tn, jtn	jpnj	jptnj	jpn	jptn	nn	—
distal	pf	tf	jpfj	jptfj	jpf	jptf	nf	—
proximal to spoken of	pj, pw, py, p	tj, tw, jtw	jpwj	jptwj	jpw	jptw	nw	—
vocative	pꜣ	tꜣ	—	—	—	—	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ
Unmarked for number and gender, but treated syntactically as masculine plurals when used with participles and relative forms, and as feminine singulars when referred to by resumptive pronouns.

Middle Egyptian demonstratives

	determiners and pronouns			adverbs
number	singular		plural1
gender	masculine	feminine	unmarked
proximal	pn	tn	nn	ꜥn
distal	pf, pfꜣ	tf, tfꜣ	nf, nfꜣ	ꜥf
‘copula’; vocative	pw, pwy	tw, twy	nw	—
anaphoric	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ
Joined by n(j) to nouns they modify.

Late Egyptian demonstratives and articles

	masculine	feminine	plural		adverb
pronoun	pꜣw				dj
determiners and pronouns	pꜣj	tꜣj	nꜣj
possessive determiners (used with suffix pronouns)	pꜣy	tꜣy	nꜣy
relational pronouns (‘possessive prefixes’)	p-n, pꜣ	t-nt, tꜣ	nꜣyw, nꜣ
definite articles	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ1
indefinite articles	wꜥ1		nhꜣy1
Originally joined by n(j) to nouns they modify; later without it.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pw  

pw

There is also an alternative form that cannot stand alone as a pronoun: pwy.

Derived terms

• ptr
• nfr pw
• r-pw

Pronoun

 interrogative stressed (‘independent’) pronoun

1. Alternative form of ptr

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pw  

pw

References

• Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

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White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pu̯eiH (“to sleep, to lie down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɨ˧/

Verb

pw

1. to sleep
2. to lie down