nhw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

n
h		 wnDs

 m

  1. loss
    • c. 2000–1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115), lines 7–8:
      izw&&t A1Z2ssT
      n
      Z2      		 iiit
      D54      		 aD
      d      		 t
      Y1      		 D35
      n      		 n
      h      		 wnDs
      n      		 mSaA1Z2ssn
      Z2
      jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
      Our crew has come (back) intact, without loss to our expedition.
  2. need, lack

Inflection

References

  • Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 60, 121

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh -nt (“3rd person plural verb ending”) + hwy (“they”), related to Breton i (“they”), Cornish i (“they”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuː/, /n̥uː/

Usage notes

This is only pronounced /n̥uː/ in very careful speech. The usual pronunciation is /nuː/.

Pronoun

nhw

  1. they, them
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