nhw
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Egyptian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: nehu
Noun[edit]
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m
- need, lack, deficiency
- deficiency incurred, loss
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 7–8:
- jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
- Our crew has returned intact, without loss to our expedition.
Inflection[edit]
References[edit]
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 60, 121.
Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- nhwy (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh -nt (“3rd person plural verb ending”) + hwy (“they”), related to Breton i (“they”), Cornish i (“they”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- Only pronounced /n̥uː/ in very careful speech; the usual pronunciation is /nuː/.
Pronoun[edit]
nhw
Synonyms[edit]
- hwy (literary)
Categories:
- Egyptian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Egyptian lemmas
- Egyptian nouns
- Egyptian masculine nouns
- Egyptian terms with quotations
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/uː
- Rhymes:Welsh/uː/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh pronouns
- Welsh personal pronouns