pꜣḏ

Egyptian

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴼⵓⴷ (afud).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɑd͡ʒ/
  • Conventional anglicization: padj

Noun

 m

1. ball

Inflection

Declension of pꜣḏ (masculine)

singular	pꜣḏ
dual	pꜣḏwj
plural	pꜣḏw

Noun

 m

1. kneecap, knee

Inflection

Declension of pꜣḏ (masculine)

singular	pꜣḏ
dual	pꜣḏwj
plural	pꜣḏw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pꜣḏ  

pꜣd	pd
	[18th dynasty]

Descendants

• Demotic: pt
  • ⲫⲁⲧ (phat) (Bohairic)
  • ⲡⲁⲧ (pat) (Sahidic)
  • ⲡⲉⲧ (pet) (Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic)

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 36.