ḥwn

== Egyptian == === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /huːn/ Conventional anglicization: hun === Verb === (intransitive) to be(come) young (literally, in body or in akh) [since the Pyramid Texts] (intransitive) to (re)gain the strength or vigor of youth, to be rejuvenated (transitive) to make young, to rejuvenate [Greco-Roman Period] ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ḥwnt === Noun === m childhood, youth [since the 18th Dynasty] rejuvenation [since the 21st Dynasty] youthful vigor ==== Alternative forms ==== === Noun === m boy, child young man, youth, lad son, child (of someone, typically a god) [New Kingdom and Greco-Roman Period] ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== === Noun === m ribroast [since the Middle Kingdom] ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== === References === Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 52.2–53.5, 53.7–53.9, 54.3–54.14, 55.3–55.4 Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 166 James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 383.