nḥḥ

See also: nHH

Egyptian

Etymology 1

n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) +‎ ḥḥ (“million”), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to a million (of years)’.[1]

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈnijħaħ/ → /ˈneːħəħ/ → /ˈneːħəħ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛh/
- Conventional anglicization: neheh

Noun

m

cyclical eternity

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ

n&nH

n&nH

nḥḥ

nḥḥ

nḥḥ

nḥḥ

Antonyms

ḏt (“static eternity”)

Derived terms

Descendants

From r nḥḥ:[1]

⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh), ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe), ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe)

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛh/
- Conventional anglicization: neheh

Noun

m

(Late Egyptian) (sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḥ

W23

nḥḥ

Descendants

Demotic: nḥḥ
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛϩ (nh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 299.2–302.15
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 137
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 109–110.

Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 53

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