n-kꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

n(j) (“of, belonging to”) +‎ kꜣw (plural of kꜣ (“ka”)), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to the kas’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛkɑuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: nekau

Proper noun

 m

1. a male given name, Necho

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of n-kꜣw  

n-kꜣw	n-kꜣw	n-qw
The second glyph is unclear and may be something else.

References

• Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 165
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 273–275