ḫmnyw

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḫmnw (“eight”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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1. the Ogdoad, the group of eight gods representing aspects of the primeval waters worshipped at Hermopolis

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 130.