pw

See also: pW, .pw, and PW

English

Noun

pw (plural pws)

(computing) Short for password.
Synonyms: pwd, pword, pass

Prepositional phrase

pw

(New Zealand) Initialism of per week.
Synonyms: /wk., /wk

Anagrams

WP, wp

Auhelawa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʷ/

Letter

pw (upper case Pw)

A letter of the Auhelawa alphabet.

Egyptian

Etymology

From earlier pj.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /puː/
- Conventional anglicization: pu

Determiner

m sg proximal, later copular/vocative demonstrative determiner

(Old Egyptian) this
(Middle Egyptian, in nominal sentences, following the initial nominal or pronominal element) this is…; it is…
(Middle Egyptian, formal) O (vocative reference)

Usage notes

This demonstrative was originally a determiner but could later be used alone, like a pronoun. When used as a determiner it follows the noun it describes.

When used in nominal sentences, pw does not vary by the gender or number of the referent; it is used with nouns and pronouns of any gender or number.

Inflection

Old Egyptian demonstratives

	determiners						pronouns¹	adverbs
number	singular		dual		plural		unmarked
gender	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	unmarked
proximal to speaker	pn	tn, jtn	*jpnj	*jptnj	jpn	jptn	nn	—
distal	pf	tf	*jpfj	*jptfj	jpf	jptf	nf	—
proximal to spoken of	pj, pw, py, p	tj, tw, jtw	jpwj	*jptwj	jpw	jptw	nw	—
vocative	pꜣ	tꜣ	—	—	—	—	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ
Unmarked for number and gender, but treated syntactically as masculine plurals when used with participles and relative forms, and as feminine singulars when referred to by resumptive pronouns.

Middle Egyptian demonstratives

	determiners and pronouns			adverbs
number	singular		plural¹
gender	masculine	feminine	unmarked
proximal	pn	tn	nn	ꜥn
distal	pf, pfꜣ	tf, tfꜣ	nf, nfꜣ	ꜥf
‘copula’; vocative	pw, pwy	tw, twy	nw	—
anaphoric	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ
Joined by n(j) to nouns they modify.

Late Egyptian demonstratives and articles

	masculine	feminine	plural	adverb
pronoun	pꜣw			dj
determiners and pronouns	pꜣj	tꜣj	nꜣj
possessive determiners (used with suffix pronouns)	pꜣy	tꜣy	nꜣy
relational pronouns (‘possessive prefixes’)	p-n, pꜣ	t-nt, tꜣ	nꜣyw, nꜣ
definite articles	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ¹
indefinite articles	wꜥ¹		nhꜣy¹
Originally joined by n(j) to nouns they modify; later without it.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pw

pw

There is also an alternative form that cannot stand alone as a pronoun: pwy.

Derived terms

Pronoun

interrogative stressed (‘independent’) pronoun

Alternative form of ptr

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pw

pw

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 54–56.
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pu̯eiH (“to sleep, to lie down”). Cognate with Iu Mien bueix.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɨ˧/

Verb

pw

to sleep
to recline, to lie down

Derived terms

pw khwb rwg (“to lie on one's stomach”)
pw ntxeev tiaj (“to lie on the back”)
pw tsaug zog (“to slumber, snooze, sleep”)
pw ua ntsais (“to lie on the side”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 239.

Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.

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[1] Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.