nfrt-kꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

nfrt (“beautiful (one)”) +‎ kꜣw (plural of kꜣ (“ka”)) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘the beautiful one of kas’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛfrɛt kɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: nefret-kau

Proper noun

f

a female given name, Nefertkau

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfrt-kꜣw

nfr

nfrt-kw

References

Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 203.6

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