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ṯwfj

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Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Twf
y
Hn
Z2ss

 m

  1. (Late Egyptian, uncountable) papyrus plant(s)
  2. (Late Egyptian, uncountable) area where papyrus grows; papyrus marsh

Alternative forms

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The variants with a
niwt
sign are only used when the meaning is a papyrus marsh rather than a papyrus plant.

Descendants

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  • Demotic: ḏwf
  • Hebrew: סוּף

References

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  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 359.6–359.10
  • Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 24
  • Lesko, Leonard, Lesko, Barbara (2002) A Dictionary of Late Egyptian, second edition, volume 2, Providence: B.C. Scribe Publications, →ISBN, page 227