wjꜣ-n-ḥḥw

Egyptian

Etymology

wjꜣ (“sacred barque”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ ḥḥw (plural of ḥḥ (“million”)).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wiɑ ɛn hɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: wia-en-hehu

Proper noun

m

the barque in which the sun sails through the sky

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wjꜣ-n-ḥḥw

wjꜣ-n-ḥḥ

Descendants

→ English: Boat of a Million Years, Boat of Millions of Years (calque)

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 271.11

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