hndwꜣy

Egyptian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (hiⁿdu-, “India”), itself from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”), possibly via Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnduːɑiː/
  • Conventional anglicization: henduay

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. India

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hndwꜣy  

hnwtjwꜣ

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (hentou)

References

• Burchardt, Max (1911) “Datierte Denkmäler der Berliner Sammlung aus der Achämenidenzeit” in Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, vol. 49, pages 78–79
• Perrot, Jean (2013) The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia, pages 275, 278