tꜣwj

Egyptian

Etymology

tꜣ +‎ -wj

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈtaʀwVj/ → /ˈtaʀwVj/ → /ˈtaʔwəʔ/ → /taʔw/

Noun

 m du

  1. dual of tꜣ (“land”)

Proper noun

 m du

  1. (dual only) Upper and Lower Egypt, considered as a single entity: Egypt.

Derived terms

References
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38
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