zꜣ

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Egyptian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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zAZ1
H_SPACE

 m

  1. son [since the Pyramid texts]
    • The Stela of Inhuretnakht, British Museum, Egyptian Antiquities 1783:
      ir
      t      		 n&n&f zA
      f      		 mrA19i i
      f      		 d
      b i
      jrt.n n.f zꜣ.f smsw.f mr(j).f dbj
      What his eldest beloved son Debi made for him.
  2. (rare) male offspring of an animal [18th dynasty]
  3. the succeeding decan after some decan
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
zA
zAZ1
H_SPACE		 A1
zAz
zAZ1
H_SPACE
H8
H8
Z1
zAZ1
H_SPACE		 A40
[since the Pyramid texts] [since the Old Kingdom] [since the Old Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the 18th dynasty] [since the 18th dynasty] [since the New Kingdom]
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Old Coptic: ⲥⲓ (si), ⲥⲓ- (si-)
  • → Akkadian: 𒋛𒉿 (/⁠-sija-⁠/) in 𒄯 𒋛𒉿 𒂊𒋗 (/⁠har-sija-ēšu⁠/, “Horus, son of Isis”)
  • → Ancient Greek: -σι- (-si-) in Ἁρσιησις (Harsiēsis, “Horus, son of Isis”)
  • → Ancient Greek: Σι- (Si-) in Σισρω (Sisrō, “the thirtieth decan”), Σισεσμε (Sisesme, “the twenty-fourth decan”), Σικετ (Siket, “the second decan”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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V16

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  1. protection [since the Pyramid Texts]
  2. a magic spell
  3. an amulet
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
V16
Z1
V17
V17w
V17Z1
Z2
V17Z1Y1
Z2
[since the Middle Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom] [since the New Kingdom] [since the New Kingdom]
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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G39N21

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  1. a measure of area equivalent to one eighth of a sṯꜣt (“arura”) (about 345 square metres).
  2. (Late Period, in the direct genitive construction
    G39N21
    Z1    		 AHN21
    Z1
    (sṯꜣt-ꜣḥt)    )     Abbreviation of sṯꜣt (“arura”).
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
G39N21
Z1
H8
Z1		 N21
zꜣ zꜣ
[Late Period] [Late Period]
as abbreviation for arura

Etymology 4

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Noun

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zAZ1I14

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  1. (medicine) a product of an inflammation
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw

Etymology 5

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Noun

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zAZ1F51

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  1. (medicine) a type of ulcer
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw

Etymology 6

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Proper noun

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zA
N36

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  1. a god who personifies a certain body of water [Late Period]

Etymology 7

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Verb

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z
zA		 A
  1. (transitive) to fend off [Pyramid Texts]

Etymology 8

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Verb

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z
zA		 AD54
  1. perfective of zꜣj
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
iz
zA		 A
izA
z
[Pyramid Texts] [Pyramid Texts]

Etymology 9

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Noun

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V17

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  1. the object depicted in the hieroglyph
    V17
    , a type of shepherd’s mat
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
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Alternative forms:

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
V18
[Old Kingdom]

Etymology 10

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Noun

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V17A1
Z2

 m

  1. guard
  2. troop of soldiers
  3. association of people in some particular occupation
  4. group, division; rendered as φυλή (phulḗ) in Greek
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
V16
z
V16
V17
V17A1Z3
V17Y1
Z2
[Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom]

Etymology 11

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Noun

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V16

 m

  1. Used in reference to cattle. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. A herd
    2. A barrier
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
V16O1
Z1

Etymology 12

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Noun

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V16

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  1. a title of some kind [18th dynasty]
Alternative forms
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Alternative forms:

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
V17

Etymology 13

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Noun

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V16N21 N23
Z2

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  1. a type of field
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw

Etymology 14

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Noun

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V16
Z1

 m

  1. The object depicted in the hieroglyph
    V16
    .     The meaning of this term is uncertain.
Inflection
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Declension of zꜣ (masculine)
singular zꜣ
dual zꜣwj
plural zꜣw
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
V16
[Late Period]

Etymology 15

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Verb

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V16A
  1. perfective of zꜣw (“to greet, watch for”)
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zꜣ  
izA
jzꜣ

References

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  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 13, 56
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