hbnj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun
hb
n		 y
M3

 m

  1. ebony (wood, tree)
    • c. 1951 BCE, Stela of Ity (British Museum, Egyptian Antiquities 586), lines 3–4:
      Ar
      H_SPACE      		 iit
      md      		 A1mhbn
      M3      		 swabtmS40 m
      nbw
      N33A
      […] ꜣryt.j m hbnj swꜥbt m ḏꜥm […]
      […] and my staff in ebony decorated with electrum […]

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hbnj  
hbn
y		 Aa40
hbnj

Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: ἔβενος (ébenos), ἔβελος (ébelos), ἐβένη (ebénē)
    • Greek: έβενος (évenos)
    • → Armenian: էբենոս (ēbenos)
    • → Latin: hebenus, ebenus (see there for further descendants)
    • → Middle Persian: ʾpnws (abnūs)
      • Persian: ابنوس (abnus), آبنوس (ābnūs, ābenūs), آبنوز (ābnūz) (see there for further descendants)
      • → Classical Syriac: ܐܒܢܘܣܐ (ʾaḇnūsāʾ)
    • → Old Armenian: եբենոս (ebenos), ոպնիազ (opniaz)
  • → Hebrew: הָבְנֶה (hovne)

References
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