𓆄

Representing a white ostrich feather. The phonogrammatic value of šw is derived by the rebus principle from the glyph’s use as the logogram for šwt (“feather”).

(šw)

1. Biliteral phonogram for šw, as in šw (“Shu”).
2. Logogram for šwt (“feather”).
3. Logogram for mꜣꜥt (“Maat”).
4. Determinative in mꜣꜥt (“Maat”) as a substitute for (𓁦).

• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 474
• Henry George Fischer (1988) Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN
• Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN