nw

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Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: nu

Pronoun

 proximal, later copular demonstrative pronoun

1. (Old Egyptian) this, that
2. (Middle Egyptian, formal) O (vocative reference)

Usage notes

This demonstrative is a pronoun, and so does not directly modify nouns. In Middle Egyptian it becomes used as a demonstrative for plural nouns in place of the old adjectives jpw and jptw and comes to serve as a plural definite article. When used in this way, it precedes the noun, with the genitival adjective n(j) in between, e.g. "these feet" is nw n(j) rdw (literally "this of feet").

In Old Egyptian it forms a contrastive pair with the demonstrative pronoun nf, in which nw is proximal.

Inflection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: nu

Contraction

1. Contraction of nj wj.

Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: nu

Noun

 m

1. (moment of) time

Inflection

Derived terms

• zy nw

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲟ (no)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲁⲩ (nau)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩ (neu), ⲛⲱ (nō)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩ (neu)
• Old Coptic: ⲛⲟ (no)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲁⲩ (nau), ⲛⲟⲩ (nou)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: nu

Verb

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. (transitive) to hunt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 54–55, 72, 381.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

Igbo

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /ŋʷ/

Letter

nw (upper case Nw)

1. A letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.