jḥ

See also: JH, jḫ, Jh., and jh

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /jaˈħij/ → /jaˈħij/ → /ʔəˈħeʔ/ → /ʔəˈħeʔ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /jaˈħij/ (singular), IPA^(key): /jaˈħiww/ (plural)
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /jaˈħij/ (singular), IPA^(key): /jaˈħiww/ (plural)
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔəˈħeʔ/ (singular), IPA^(key): /ʔəˈħeww/ (plural)
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔəˈħeʔ/ (singular), IPA^(key): /ʔəˈħeww/ (plural)

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

Noun

 m

1. ox
2. bull or cow, neat, head of cattle

Inflection

Declension of jḥ (masculine i-stem)

singular	jḥ
dual	jḥwj
plural	jḥw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jḥ  

jḥ

Derived terms

• jḥt

 

Descendants

• Demotic: jḥ
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉϩⲉ (ehe)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲉϩⲉ (ehe)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲁϩⲏ (ahē)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲉϩⲉ (ehe)

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

1. Alternative form of ꜥḥ (“palace”)

Verb

 2-lit.

1. Alternative form of ꜥḥ (“to capture, to enclose”)

References

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 112