Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representation of a pair of crossed sticks. Gardiner hieroglyph Z10, 𓏵, is an older variant of this glyph.
Symbol
- Determinative relating to meanings of break, cross, or number.
- Phonogram for: swꜣ in swꜣj (“pass”); zwꜣ in zwꜣ (“cut off”); sḏ in sḏt (“flame”); šbn in šbn (“mix”) and related words; ḫbs in ḫbsw (“cultivation”); wp in wp-st (“detail”); and wr in a few words.
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 505.