r ꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

r (“to”) +‎ ꜣw (“length”), thus “to the length” or “to one’s length”.

Pronunciation

Prepositional phrase
  1. whole, entire

Usage notes

When this modifies a noun to mean ‘entire’, ꜣw typically takes a suffix pronoun referring to the modified noun. When used adverbially it generally appears without a suffix pronoun.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of r ꜣw  




r ꜣw r ꜣw r ꜣw r ꜣwj r ꜣw
[Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period]

Synonyms

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 208, 455 page 64, 208, 455.
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 4.12–4.13
  • Lesko, Leonard; Lesko, Barbara (2002) A Dictionary of Late Egyptian, volume 1, second edition, Providence: B.C. Scribe Publications, →ISBN, page 3
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
  • Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 5
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, § 100, page 79
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