pḥwj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛhuːi/
  • Conventional anglicization: pehwi

Noun

 m

1. rear, back
2. end
3. buttocks

Inflection

Declension of pḥwj (masculine)

singular	pḥwj
dual	pḥwjwj
plural	pḥwjw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pḥwj  

pḥ

Antonyms

• ḥꜣt

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ (phahou), ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ (phahoui)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩ (pehou)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ (pahou)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 376.
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 132
• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 168