ḏnḥ

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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Likely related to Arabic جَنَاح (janāḥ), either through inheritance or through borrowing; see there for more.

Pronunciation

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  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈcʼuːnVħ//ˈtʼuːnVħ//ˈtʼuːnəħ//ˈtʼeːnəħ/

Noun

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D
n
HD3

 m

  1. wing
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 14–15:
      stt
      H8
      xAxt
      H_SPACE
      [[]]ir
      t
      Sww&tra
      Z2ss
      mSwwt
      H5
      Z2
      z
      sxpr
      t
      TAwmH5
      H5
      z
      ꜣst ꜣḫt […] jrt šwt m šwwt.s sḫprt ṯꜣw m ḏnḥwj.s
      capable Isis […] who made shade with her feathers, who brought about breath with her wings

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Demotic: tnḥ

References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 387.