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Egyptian[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
Representing a man with his hands raised on either side. This and other glyphs depicting men conventionally color the skin red; the hair is typically black, and the clothing white (sometimes with black outlines or details).
Symbol[edit]
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- Logogram for or determinative in qꜣj (“to be(come) high”).
- Determinative in jꜣs (“to be(come) bald”).
- Determinative for words relating to joy or happiness.
- Determinative for words relating to mourning.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN