nbw

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Demotic

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Etymology

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From Egyptian
nbw
 (nbw, “gold”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nb-3 m

  1. gold

Descendants

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  • Coptic: ⲛⲟⲩⲃ (noub)

References

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

Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nbw

 m

  1. gold
  2. an object made of gold

Inflection

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

Alternative forms

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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbw  
nbw
N33C
Z2
nbw

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • 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, pages 41, 248
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