ḏꜣḏꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology

Related to Hebrew גולגולת \ גֻּלְגֹּלֶת‎ (gulgṓleṯ, “skull”) and Arabic جُمْجُمَة‎ (jumjuma, “skull”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈcʼaʀcʼaʀ/ → /ˈtʼaʀtʼaʀ/ → /ˈtʼaʔtʼ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑd͡ʒɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: djadja

Noun

m

head

Descendants

Demotic: ḏꜣḏꜣ, ḏḏ
- Bohairic Coptic: ϫⲁϫ (jaj), ϫⲱ (jō)

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