ꜣby

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

AbbiiE24

 m

  1. a lithe spotted big cat, including both leopards and cheetahs; ‘panther[since the 18th Dynasty].

Usage notes

This word displaced earlier bꜣ.

Inflection

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • ꜣbyt
  • ꜣby šmꜥ
  • ꜣby mḥ

References

  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 2
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 7.11–7.14
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