ḫꜥw

See also: ḥꜥw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɑːuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: khau

Etymology 1

ḫꜥj (“to appear in glory”) +‎ -w.

Noun

 m

1. (uncountable) rising of a celestial body; sunrise, moonrise, starrise
2. (uncountable) appearance in glory
   1. appearance of the image of a god during a festival or procession
   2. accession of a king to the throne

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜥw  

ḫꜥw	ḫꜥw

Derived terms

• nb-ḫꜥw

Noun

 m

1. crown (in general, of any kind)

Inflection

Declension of ḫꜥw (masculine)

singular	ḫꜥw
dual	ḫꜥwwj
plural	ḫꜥww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜥw  

ḫꜥ	ḫꜥw
	plural

Noun

 m

1. crocodile [Greco-Roman Period]

Inflection

Declension of ḫꜥw (masculine)

singular	ḫꜥw
dual	ḫꜥwwj
plural	ḫꜥww

Etymology 2

From the plural of ḫꜥ (“a kind of hoe”).

Noun

 m pl

1. (plural only) equipment, tools, implements
   1. farm implements
   2. cutlery, serving utensils
   3. tackle of a ship
   4. (euphemistic) tomb goods
   5. musical instruments [Greco-Roman Period]
2. (plural only) weaponry

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜥw  

ḫꜥw	ḫꜥw	ḫꜥw	ḫꜥw

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 241.7–242.2, 242.8–242.9, 243.3–243.15
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 185–186