hb

See also: HB, Hb., ḥb, ḫb, and Hb

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. plough [since the Old Kingdom]
    • Early 6th Dynasty, Tomb of Nyankhnesut, Relief of Agricultural Scenes (Cleveland 1930.736), upper register, caption above plowman:[1]
      skꜣ wꜣḥ hb
      skꜣ wꜣḥ hb
      Plowing. “Press the plow!”

Inflection
Declension of hb (masculine)
singular hb
dual hbwj
plural hbw

Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϩⲉⲃⲓ (hebi)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲃⲃⲉ (hbbe)

References
  • Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 485
  1. Berman, Lawrence M.; Bohač, Kenneth J. (1999) The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Egyptian Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press, page 137–138

Spanish

Noun

hb f (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of hora boliviana.

Swedish

Noun

hb c

  1. Alternative letter-case form of HB (“moonshine”)
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