𓇲

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𓇲 U+131F2, 𓇲
EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPH N004
Gardiner number:N4
← 𓇱
[U+131F1]
Egyptian Hieroglyphs 𓇳 →
[U+131F3]

Egyptian

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Glyph origin

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Representing the sky with water descending from it. Compare the Chinese character 雨.

Symbol

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idt
  1. Logogram for jꜣdt (“dew”).
  2. Determinative for precipitation, dew, and fog.
  3. Determinative in jꜣdw (“pestilence”).

References

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  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 485
  • Betrò, Maria Carmela (1995) Geroglifici: 580 Segni per Capire l'Antico Egitto, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., →ISBN