ḥꜣw

See also: hꜣw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

 m

1. abundance, riches
2. surplus, extra, excess
3. exaggeration

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣw  

ḥꜣw

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ϩⲏⲟⲩ (hēou)
• Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲏⲩ (hēu)

Etymology 2

ḥꜣj (“to bare, to be(come) naked”) +‎ -w.

Noun

 m

1. naked man

Inflection

Declension of ḥꜣw (masculine)

singular	ḥꜣw
dual	ḥꜣwwj
plural	ḥꜣww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣw  

ḥꜣy

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 14.1–14.3, 16.7–18.4
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 161
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 336.