ḥknw

== Egyptian == === Etymology === From ḥkn (“to praise, to acclaim”) +‎ -w. === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛkɛnuː/ Conventional anglicization: hekenu === Noun === m praise ==== Alternative forms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === m one of the seven sacred oils used in mortuary rituals, made of myrrh, styrax resin, and acacia seeds ==== Alternative forms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Bohairic Coptic: ⲁϭⲓⲛ (ačin) Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲁϭⲓⲛ (hačin) === References === Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 179.6–179.19, 180.5–180.7 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, 230. Kapiec, Katarzyna (2018) “The Sacred Scents: Examining the Connection Between the ꜥntjw and sfṯ in the Context of the Early Eighteenth Dynasty Temples” in Études et Travaux XXXI, pages 195–217