nbw

See also: NbW

Demotic

Etymology
From Egyptian
(nbw, “gold”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nuːβ/

Noun

 m

  1. gold

Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲛⲟⲩⲃ (noub)

References
  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 214

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈnaːbaw/ → /ˈnaːbaw/ → /ˈnoːβ/

Noun

 m

  1. gold
  2. an object made of gold

Inflection
Declension of nbw (masculine)
singular nbw
dual nbwwj
plural nbww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbw  
nbw

Derived terms

Descendants

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 140.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 83
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 41, 248
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