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Egyptian
Glyph origin
Representing a seated pregnant woman with possibly a ritual knot or tie in her hair that may symbolise tightness that is to be released during labor.
Symbol
- Determinative for pregnancy, as in jwr (βto conceiveβ), bkκ£ (βto be(come) pregnantβ).
References
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, βISBN, page 448
- BetrΓ², Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., βISBN
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