sḥḏw

See also: sḥdw

Egyptian

Etymology

sḥḏ (“to brighten”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈsiħcʼVw/, /ˈsuħcʼVw/ → /ˈsiħtʼVw/, /ˈsuħtʼVw/ → /seħtʼə/, /suħtʼə/ → /seħtʼ/, /søħtʼ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsiħcʼVw/, /ˈsuħcʼVw/ (exact quality of the first vowel uncertain)

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsiħtʼVw/, /ˈsuħtʼVw/ (exact quality of the first vowel uncertain)

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /seħtʼə/, /suħtʼə/ (exact quality of the first vowel uncertain)
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /seħtʼ/, /søħtʼ/ (exact quality of the first vowel uncertain)

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛhd͡ʒuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: sehdju

Noun

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1. (medicine) a bright discoloration as a symptom of disease or injury, including leucomas and burn wounds

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲉϩⲧ (seht)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 227.3–227.5