ꜣzḫ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 
  • (verb): (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈʀaːzaχ//ˈʀaːsaχ//ˈʔaːsəχ//ˈʔoːsəχ/

Verb

Az
x
T30

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to harvest or reap grain with a sickle
    • reign of Nyuserre, c. 2400 BCE, Tomb of Urarna, west wall (south of the entrance), fourth register, captions above two pairs of reapers:[1]
      Reaping scene in the Tomb of Urarna, west wall (south of the entrance), fourth register, showing the captions cited.
      Az
      x
      P76A
      inswt
      n
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      x
      iniznDs
      ꜣzḫ jn ḥmw-nswt ꜣzḫ jn jzwt nḏs
      Reaping by the servants of the king. Reaping by the small work-gang.
  2. (transitive) to harvest or reap with a sickle

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Descendants

  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲱⲥⳉ (ōsx)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲱⲥϧ (ōsx)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲱϩⲥ (ōhs)

Noun

Az
x
T30

 m

  1. harvest, yield, what has been reaped

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Noun

Az
x
U1

 m

  1. sickle [20th Dynasty]

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References

  1. Davies, N. de G. (1901) The Rock Tombs of Sheikh Saïd, plate 16
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