ḏnḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

Likely related to Arabic جَنَاح (janāḥ), either through inheritance or through borrowing; see there for more.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈcʼuːnVħ/ → /ˈtʼuːnVħ/ → /ˈtʼuːnəħ/ → /ˈtʼeːnəħ/

Noun
 m
  1. wing
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 14–15:
      		…






      ꜣst ꜣḫt […] jrt šwt m šwwt.s sḫprt ṯꜣw m ḏnḥwj.s
      capable Isis […] who made shade with her feathers, who brought about breath with her wings

Inflection

Declension of ḏnḥ (masculine)
singular ḏnḥ
dual ḏnḥwj
plural ḏnḥw

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ḏnḥ n ḏrww

Descendants

  • Demotic Egyptian: tnḥ
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛϩ (tenh)
    • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲧⲏⲛϩ (tēnh)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲛϩ (tnh)

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 387.
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