ḥnw

See also: hnw and ẖnw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed Late Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ħəˈnew/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

 m

1. pot, bowl
2. any item of property

Inflection

Declension of ḥnw (masculine)

singular	ḥnw
dual	ḥnwwj
plural	ḥnww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥnw  

ḥnw	ḥnw	ḥnw	ḥnw

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

 m

1. (plural only) ribs

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: henu

Noun

 m

1. boat of the god Sokar

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥnw  

ḥnwy

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 101.1–107.11, 109.11–109.13
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 171–172