bjk

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed Old Egyptian) /ˈbaːjVk/, where V represents an unknown short vowel.

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

Noun

 m

1. falcon
   • c. 1800 BCE, The Story of Sinuhe, version R (pRamesseum A/pBerlin 10499, Verso) lines 21–22:

     bjk ꜥẖ.f ḥnꜥ šms[w].f nn rḏjt rḫ st mšꜥ.f

     The falcon flew off together with his retinue without letting his army know about it.

Inflection

Declension of bjk (masculine)

singular	bjk
dual	bjkwj
plural	bjkw

Descendants

• Demotic: bk
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲃⲏϫ (bēč), ⲃⲉϫⲓ (beči)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲃⲏϭ (bēc), ⲃⲓϭ (bic)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲃⲏϭ (bēc), ⲃⲉϭ (bec), ⲃϭ (bc)

See also

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