qꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

qꜣj (“to be(come) high, tall, loud”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: qau

Noun

 m

1. (usually of the sky) height, distance above the ground [since the Pyramid Texts]
2. height, distance from base to top, tallness (as a dimension)
3. (Late Egyptian) length (of one’s back)
4. length (of a building) [Greco-Roman Period]
5. full loudness, top of one's voice [since the New Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of qꜣw (masculine)

singular	qꜣw
dual	qꜣwwj
plural	qꜣww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qꜣw  

qꜣw	qꜣw	qꜣ
[Pyramid Texts]	[Pyramid Texts]

Noun

 m

1. Alternative form of qꜣꜣ (“hill, mound”)

Inflection

Declension of qꜣw (masculine)

singular	qꜣw
dual	qꜣwwj
plural	qꜣww

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 4.1–4.14
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 275