nhw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: nehu

Noun

 m

1. need, lack, deficiency
2. deficiency incurred, loss
   • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 7–8:

     jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n

     Our crew has returned intact, without loss to our expedition.

Inflection

Declension of nhw (masculine)

singular	nhw
dual	nhwwj
plural	nhww

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 60, 121.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• nhwy (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /n̥uː/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /nuː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Usage notes

• Only pronounced /n̥uː/ in very careful speech; the usual pronunciation is /nuː/.

Pronoun

nhw

1. they, them

Synonyms

• hwy (literary)