jwn

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *lwn-; compare Arabic لَوْن (lawn, “color, type”), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎐 (ản, “pigment”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /jaˈwin/ → /jaˈwin/ → /ʔaˈwen/ → /ʔaˈwen/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuːn/
- Conventional anglicization: iun

Noun

m

color

Inflection

Declension of jwn (masculine)

singular	jwn
dual	jwnwj
plural	jwnw

Descendants

Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛ (eouen)
Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ (aouan)
Fayyumic Coptic: ⲁⲟⲩⲏⲛ (aouēn), ⲁⲩⲁⲛ (auan)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲩⲁⲛ (auan), ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ (auein)

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuːn/
- Conventional anglicization: iun

Noun

m

pillar, column

Inflection

Declension of jwn (masculine)

singular	jwn
dual	jwnwj
plural	jwnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwn

iwn

jwn

Derived terms

jwnw

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 52.10–52.18, 53.10–53.18
Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 19

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 31, 35

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