Egyptian
Etymology
sqbb (“to make cool, to refresh”) + -w + -j.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- A room of some kind found in luxurious houses. uncertain [Old Kingdom to Middle Kingdom]
- cool room for storing food and drink
- bathroom
Inflection
Declension of sqbbwj (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sqbbwj
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sqbbw
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sqbbwj
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[Old Kingdom]
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[Old Kingdom]
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References
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 116
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 249
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 305.12