tꜣwj
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Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
tꜣ (“land”) + wj (dual suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈtaʀwVj/ → /ˈtaʀwVj/ → /ˈtaːwə/ → /toːw/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /tɑuːi/
- Conventional anglicization: tawi
Noun[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
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- (dual only) Upper and Lower Egypt, considered as a single entity: Egypt.
- c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) :
- tꜣwj dmḏ ḥr rdjt n.f jꜣw m ḫsfw ḥm.f
- The assembled Two Lands (Egypt) are giving him praise at the approach of his majesty.
- c. 1479–1425 BCE, The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III: Part I, Cairo Museum 34010:[2]
- ḏd-mdw jn jmn-rꜥ nb-nswt-tꜣwj
- A recitation by Amun-Ra, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Akkadian: -𒋫𒀀𒉿 (-ta-a-wa)
- → Ancient Greek: -τους (-tous)
References[edit]
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38
- ^ Middle Egyptian Grammar: The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III: Part I , Dr. Gabor Toth, Rutgers University.