psḏ

See also: PSD

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. (anatomy) spine, backbone [since the Pyramid Texts]
  2. (anatomy, of humans or animals) back [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection
Declension of psḏ (masculine)
singular psḏ
dual psḏwj
plural psḏw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psḏ  




psḏ psd psd
[Old Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom]

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 556.1–556.9
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 95
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