jꜣw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /jaˈʀaw/ → /jaˈʀaw/ → /ʔəˈaw/ → /ʔəˈaw/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /jaˈʀaw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /jaˈʀaw/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔəˈaw/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔəˈaw/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iau

Noun

 m

1. (uncountable) praise, adoration
   • c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, lines 12–13:

     dwꜣ ṯw nṯrwt wrn{n}⟨z⟩ jꜣw n.k n(j) hnwyt

     The goddesses of Wern⟨es⟩ praise you; the adoration of the rejoicing ones is yours.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣw  

jꜣ	jꜣw	jꜣw	jꜣw	jꜣw	jꜣw

Related terms

• jꜣj

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲁⲩ (eau)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲁⲩ (eau)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲟⲟⲩ (eoou)

Noun

 m

1. (uncountable) old age [since Middle Kingdom literature]

   Synonym: jꜣwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣw  

jꜣw	jꜣwj	jꜣwj	jꜣw	jꜣw
			[New Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]

Derived terms

• mdw-jꜣw

Related terms

• jꜣwj

Noun

 m

1. old man
2. most senior official

Inflection

Declension of jꜣw (masculine)

singular	jꜣw
dual	jꜣwwj
plural	jꜣww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣw  

jꜣw	jꜣw	jꜣw
		[Old Kingdom]

Derived terms

• jꜣwt

Related terms

• jꜣwj

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 99, 122, 183, 230, 333, 348, 455.
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 28.1–28.5, 28.11–28.12, 29.1–29.2
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8