nhw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun
n
h		 wnDs

 m

  1. need, lack, deficiency
  2. deficiency incurred, loss
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 7–8:
      izw&&t A1Z2ssT
      n
      Z2      		 iiit
      D54      		 aD
      d      		 t
      Y2      		 D35
      n      		 n
      h      		 wnDs
      n      		 mSaA1Z2ssn
      Z2
      jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
      Our crew has returned intact, without loss to our expedition.

Inflection
Declension of nhw (masculine)
singular nhw
dual nhwwj
plural nhww

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 60, 121.

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • nhwy (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh -nt (“3rd person plural verb ending”) + hwy (“they”), related to Breton i (“they”), Cornish i (“they”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /n̥uː/
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): /nuː/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Usage notes
  • Only pronounced /n̥uː/ in very careful speech; the usual pronunciation is /nuː/.

Pronoun

nhw

  1. they, them

Synonyms
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