hndwꜣy

== Egyptian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢 (h-i-du-u /⁠Hiⁿdu-⁠/, “India”), itself from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”), possibly via Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu, “river, stream; Indus”). === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛnduːɑiː/ Conventional anglicization: henduay === Proper noun === (originally) m or (later often) f (toponym) India ==== Alternative forms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (hentou) ==== References ==== Burchardt, Max (1911) “Datierte Denkmäler der Berliner Sammlung aus der Achämenidenzeit” in Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, vol. 49, pages 78–79 Perrot, Jean (2013) The Palace of Darius at Susa: The Great Royal Residence of Achaemenid Persia, pages 275, 278