pḥwj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

 m
  1. rear, back
  2. end
  3. buttocks


    ― nfr.wj pḥwj.kj ― How beautiful are thy buttocks.

Inflection

Declension of pḥwj (masculine)
singular pḥwj
dual pḥwjwj
plural pḥwjw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pḥwj  
pḥ

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ (phahou), ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ (phahoui)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩ (pehou)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ (pahou)

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 376.
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 132
  • Vycichl, Werner (1983), Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 168
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