nḥb-kꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

nḥb +‎ kꜣw, plural of kꜣ, in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘Apportioner of kas’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhɛb kɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: neheb-kau

Proper noun

 m

1. the month of Choiak

Coordinate terms

Egyptian calendar months (Middle Kingdom/Memphite)edit

• tḫj
• mnḫt
• ẖnt-ḥwt-ḥr
• nḥb-kꜣw
• šf-bdt
• rkḥ-ꜥꜣ
• rkḥ-nḏs
• rnn-wtt
• ḫnsw
• ḫnt-ẖty-prtj
• jpt-ḥmt
• wp-rnpt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 109.