bꜣḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *buʔuḥ- (“penis”).[1] Compare Proto-Semitic *būḥ-, Proto-Berber *a-βu-βu (< *a-bŭH-bŭH).

Pronunciation

Noun

 m
  1. penis, glans

Inflection

Declension of bꜣḥ (masculine)
singular bꜣḥ
dual bꜣḥwj
plural bꜣḥw

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲃⲁϩ (bah), ϥⲁϩ (fah)

References

  • Dickson, Paul (2006), Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎[1]
  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E.; Stolbova, Olga V. (1995), “*buʔuḥ-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, page 79
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