bjk
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed Old Egyptian) /ˈbaːjVk/,[1] where V represents an unknown short vowel.
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /bik/
- Conventional anglicization: bik
Noun
m
- falcon
- c. 1800 BCE, The Story of Sinuhe, version R (pRamesseum A/pBerlin 10499, Verso) lines 21–22:
- bjk ꜥẖ.f ḥnꜥ šms[w].f nn rḏjt rḫ st mšꜥ.f
- The falcon flew off together with his retinue without letting his army know about it.
Inflection
Declension of bjk (masculine)
singular | bjk |
---|---|
dual | bjkwj |
plural | bjkw |
See also
References
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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