Egyptian
Etymology
Perhaps from nḥr (“to match up to, to equal or resemble”) + -w.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- (often in the dual) a kind of loaf or cake of bread
Inflection
Declension of nḥrw (masculine)
| singular
|
nḥrw
|
| dual
|
nḥrwwj
|
| plural
|
nḥrww
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥrw
Noun
m
- a kind of forced labor
Inflection
Declension of nḥrw (masculine)
| singular
|
nḥrw
|
| dual
|
nḥrwwj
|
| plural
|
nḥrww
|
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 298.13, 298.15–298.16
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 137