jqdw

Egyptian

Etymology

j- +‎ qd (“to build”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ikɛduː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iqedu

Noun

 m

1. builder
   • 6th Dynasty, Giza, Western Cemetery, Shaft G 2188 Y, Block of sunk relief inscription mentioning the dog Abutiu (35-10-22/Cairo JE 67573), lines 6–9:

     
     
     
     

     rḏj ḥm.f [s]fṯ ḫwz n[.f] jz jn jzwt nt (j)qdw

     His Majesty gave pine oil and (ordered) that a tomb be built for him by a gang of builders.

Inflection

Declension of jqdw (masculine)

singular	jqdw
dual	jqdwwj
plural	jqdww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jqdw  

jqdw

Derived terms

• jqdw-nḏswt

Descendants

• Coptic: ⲉⲕⲱⲧ (ekōt)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 138.20
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 32