Reconstruction:Egyptian/pꜣ-jḥ-mw

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This Egyptian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Egyptian

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Etymology

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From pꜣ (definite article) +‎ jḥ (ox, cattle) +‎ mw (water) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘the ox of [the] water’.

Noun

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pAiHE1mw

 m

  1. hippopotamus
    Synonyms: db, ḫꜣb, ḥḏt, kꜣ mḥw

Inflection

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Usage notes

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Unattested in the Egyptian literature. Proposed as a hypothetical etymology of the Hebrew word בְּהֵמוֹת (behemót, Behemoth). Jablonski renders it ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ[1]

References

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  1. ^ Paul Ernst Jablonski (1804) Opuscula[1], volume 1, Leyden: A. & J. Honkoop, page 52 ff..