pw

See also: pW, .pw, and PW

English

Noun

pw (plural pws)

1. (computing) Initialism of password.

   Synonyms: pwd, pword, pass

Prepositional phrase

pw

1. (New Zealand) Initialism of per week.

   Synonyms: /wk., /wk

Anagrams

• w.p., WP, wp

Auhelawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʷ/

Letter

pw (upper case Pw)

1. A letter of the Auhelawa alphabet.

Egyptian

Etymology

From earlier pj.

Pronunciation

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

Determiner

 m sg proximal, later copular/vocative demonstrative determiner

1. (Old Egyptian) this
2. (Middle Egyptian, in nominal sentences, following the initial nominal or pronominal element) this is…; it is…
3. (Middle Egyptian, formal) O (vocative reference)

Usage notes

This demonstrative was originally a determiner but could later be used alone, like a pronoun. When used as a determiner it follows the noun it describes.

When used in nominal sentences, pw does not vary by the gender or number of the referent; it is used with nouns and pronouns of any gender or number.

In Old Egyptian this form was occasionally used in place of the plural jpw (and at least once for the dual jpwj). Whether this should be interpreted as a mere summarily written variant of jpw or as a genuine use of the singular for the plural is unclear.

Inflection

Old Egyptian demonstratives

	determiners						pronouns1	adverbs
	singular		dual		plural		unmarked
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
proximal to speaker	pn	tn	*jpnj	jptnj, jptntj	jpn	jptn	nn	—
distal	pf	tf	*jpfj	*jptfj, *jptftj	jpf	jptf	nf	—
proximal to spoken of	pj, pw, p	tj, tw	jpwj	jptwj, jptwtj	jpw	jptw, jptwt	nw	—
vocative	pꜣ	tꜣ	—	—	—	—	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ

¹ Unmarked for number and gender, but treated syntactically as masculine plurals when used with participles and relative forms, and as feminine singulars when referred to by resumptive pronouns.

Middle Egyptian demonstratives

	determiners and pronouns			adverbs
	singular		plural1
	masculine	feminine
proximal	pn	tn	nn	ꜥn
distal	pf, pfꜣ	tf, tfꜣ	nf, nfꜣ	ꜥf
‘copula’ and vocative	pw, pwy	tw, twy	nw	—
anaphoric	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ

¹ Joined by n(j) to nouns they modify.

Late Egyptian demonstratives and articles

	masculine	feminine	plural		adverb
pronoun	pꜣw				dj
determiners and pronouns	pꜣj	tꜣj	nꜣj
possessive determiners1	pꜣy	tꜣy	nꜣy
relational pronouns (‘possessive prefixes’)	p-n, pꜣ	t-nt, tꜣ	nꜣyw, nꜣ
definite articles	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ2
indefinite articles	wꜥ2		nhꜣy2

¹ Used with suffix pronouns.
² Originally joined by n(j) to nouns they modify; later without it.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pw  

pw

There is also an alternative form that cannot stand alone as a pronoun: pwy.

Derived terms

• ptr
• nfr pw
• r-pw
• ḏd pw

Pronoun

 interrogative stressed (‘independent’) pronoun

1. alternative form of ptr

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pw  

pw

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 54–56.
• Edel, Elmar (1955-1964), Altägyptische Grammatik, volume 1, Rome: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, § 182 et seq., page 83 et seq.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN