"nḥḥ" meaning in Egyptian

See nḥḥ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnijħaħ/ (note: reconstructed), /ˈnijħaħ/ (note: reconstructed), /ˈneːħəħ/ (note: reconstructed), /ˈneːħəħ/ (note: reconstructed), /ˈnijħaħ/ (note: Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE), /ˈnijħaħ/ (note: Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE), /ˈneːħəħ/ (note: Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE), /ˈneːħəħ/ (note: latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE), /nɛhɛh/ (note: modern Egyptological) Forms: nH-H-H-N5 [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) + ḥḥ (“million”), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to a million (of years)’. Etymology templates: {{af|egy|nj|ḥḥ|alt1=n(j)|t1=(one) of, belonging to|t2=million}} n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) + ḥḥ (“million”) Head templates: {{head|egy|nouns|head=<hiero>nH-H-H-N5</hiero>}} nH-H-H-N5, {{egy-noun|m|head=<hiero>nH-H-H-N5</hiero>}} nH-H-H-N5 m
  1. cyclical eternity Derived forms: pr n nḥḥ, r nḥḥ
    Sense id: en-nḥḥ-egy-noun-IWIm-4RE Categories (other): Cosmology Disambiguation of Cosmology: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /nɛhɛh/ (note: modern Egyptological) Forms: nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2 [canonical, masculine]
Head templates: {{head|egy|nouns|head=<hiero>nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2</hiero>}} nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2, {{egy-noun|m|head=<hiero>nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2</hiero>}} nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2 m
  1. (Late Egyptian) (sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps Tags: Late-Egyptian
    Sense id: en-nḥḥ-egy-noun-VKnzAJoO Categories (other): Late Egyptian, Egyptian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cosmology, Fats and oils Disambiguation of Egyptian entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Cosmology: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fats and oils: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "static eternity",
      "word": "ḏt"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "egx-dem",
            "2": "nḥḥ",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-akh",
            "2": "ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-boh",
            "2": "ⲉⲛⲉϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-fay",
            "2": "ⲉⲛⲉϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-lyc",
            "2": "ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-sah",
            "2": "ⲉⲛⲉϩ",
            "3": "ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ",
            "4": "ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh), ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe), ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh), ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe), ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "nj",
        "3": "ḥḥ",
        "alt1": "n(j)",
        "t1": "(one) of, belonging to",
        "t2": "million"
      },
      "expansion": "n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) + ḥḥ (“million”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) + ḥḥ (“million”), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to a million (of years)’.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nH-H-H-N5",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "nouns",
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      },
      "expansion": "nH-H-H-N5",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "<hiero>nH-H-H-N5</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nH-H-H-N5 m",
      "name": "egy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian",
  "lang_code": "egy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "egy",
          "name": "Cosmology",
          "orig": "egy:Cosmology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "pr n nḥḥ"
        },
        {
          "word": "r nḥḥ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cyclical eternity"
      ],
      "id": "en-nḥḥ-egy-noun-IWIm-4RE",
      "links": [
        [
          "cyclical",
          "cyclical"
        ],
        [
          "eternity",
          "eternity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnijħaħ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnijħaħ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːħəħ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːħəħ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnijħaħ/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnijħaħ/",
      "note": "Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːħəħ/",
      "note": "Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːħəħ/",
      "note": "latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛhɛh/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nḥḥ"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "egx-dem",
            "2": "nḥḥ"
          },
          "expansion": "Demotic: nḥḥ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Demotic: nḥḥ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-akh",
            "2": "ⲛⲉϩ",
            "3": "ⲛⲏϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-boh",
            "2": "ⲛⲉϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-fay",
            "2": "ⲛⲉϩ",
            "3": "ⲛⲏϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Fayyumic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Fayyumic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-sah",
            "2": "ⲛⲉϩ",
            "3": "ⲛϩ",
            "4": "ⲛⲏϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛϩ (nh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛϩ (nh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "nouns",
        "head": "<hiero>nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "<hiero>nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2 m",
      "name": "egy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian",
  "lang_code": "egy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Late Egyptian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "egy",
          "name": "Cosmology",
          "orig": "egy:Cosmology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "egy",
          "name": "Fats and oils",
          "orig": "egy:Fats and oils",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps"
      ],
      "id": "en-nḥḥ-egy-noun-VKnzAJoO",
      "links": [
        [
          "(sesame) oil",
          "sesame oil"
        ],
        [
          "cooking",
          "cooking"
        ],
        [
          "salve",
          "salve"
        ],
        [
          "fuel",
          "fuel"
        ],
        [
          "lamp",
          "lamp"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Egyptian) (sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Egyptian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛhɛh/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nḥḥ"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "static eternity",
      "word": "ḏt"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Egyptian compound terms",
    "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Egyptian lemmas",
    "Egyptian masculine nouns",
    "Egyptian nouns",
    "Egyptian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "egy:Cosmology",
    "egy:Fats and oils"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "pr n nḥḥ"
    },
    {
      "word": "r nḥḥ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "egx-dem",
            "2": "nḥḥ",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Demotic: nḥḥ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-akh",
            "2": "ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-boh",
            "2": "ⲉⲛⲉϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-fay",
            "2": "ⲉⲛⲉϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-lyc",
            "2": "ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ (anēhe)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-sah",
            "2": "ⲉⲛⲉϩ",
            "3": "ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ",
            "4": "ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ"
          },
          "expansion": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh), ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe), ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh), ⲉⲛⲉϩⲉ (enehe), ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ (enēhe)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "nj",
        "3": "ḥḥ",
        "alt1": "n(j)",
        "t1": "(one) of, belonging to",
        "t2": "million"
      },
      "expansion": "n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) + ḥḥ (“million”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "n(j) (“(one) of, belonging to”) + ḥḥ (“million”), thus literally ‘(the one) belonging to a million (of years)’.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nH-H-H-N5",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "nouns",
        "head": "<hiero>nH-H-H-N5</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nH-H-H-N5",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "<hiero>nH-H-H-N5</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nH-H-H-N5 m",
      "name": "egy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian",
  "lang_code": "egy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cyclical eternity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cyclical",
          "cyclical"
        ],
        [
          "eternity",
          "eternity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnijħaħ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnijħaħ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːħəħ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːħəħ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnijħaħ/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnijħaħ/",
      "note": "Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːħəħ/",
      "note": "Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneːħəħ/",
      "note": "latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛhɛh/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nḥḥ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Egyptian lemmas",
    "Egyptian masculine nouns",
    "Egyptian nouns",
    "Egyptian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "egy:Cosmology",
    "egy:Fats and oils"
  ],
  "descendants": [
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        {
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            "2": "nḥḥ"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Demotic: nḥḥ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-akh",
            "2": "ⲛⲉϩ",
            "3": "ⲛⲏϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-boh",
            "2": "ⲛⲉϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-fay",
            "2": "ⲛⲉϩ",
            "3": "ⲛⲏϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Fayyumic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Fayyumic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-sah",
            "2": "ⲛⲉϩ",
            "3": "ⲛϩ",
            "4": "ⲛⲏϩ"
          },
          "expansion": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛϩ (nh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲉϩ (neh), ⲛϩ (nh), ⲛⲏϩ (nēh)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "nouns",
        "head": "<hiero>nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "<hiero>nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2 m",
      "name": "egy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian",
  "lang_code": "egy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Egyptian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "(sesame) oil",
          "sesame oil"
        ],
        [
          "cooking",
          "cooking"
        ],
        [
          "salve",
          "salve"
        ],
        [
          "fuel",
          "fuel"
        ],
        [
          "lamp",
          "lamp"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Egyptian) (sesame) oil, used for cooking, as a salve, and as fuel for lamps"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Egyptian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛhɛh/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nḥḥ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for nḥḥ meaning in Egyptian (5.3kB)

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  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2' in 'nH-H-ra-H-W23:Z2 m'",
  "path": [
    "nḥḥ"
  ],
  "section": "Egyptian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "nḥḥ",
  "trace": ""
}

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