n-kꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

n(j) (“of, belonging to”) +‎ kꜣw (plural of kꜣ (“ka”)), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to the kas’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun
n
kA		 w

 m

  1. a male given name, Necho

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of n-kꜣw  
n
F7		 E1Z3
nE1w
n
q		 w
n-kꜣw n-kꜣw n-qw
The second glyph is unclear
and may be something else.

References
  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 165
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 273–275
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