Meanings
Representing a seated man with both arms flexed, the rearward arm overlapping the body, essentially portraying a man in a generic pose to draw little attention to any particular action or quality other than manhood. Compare the Chinese character 人. This and other glyphs depicting men conventionally color the skin red; the hair is typically black, and the clothing white (sometimes with black outlines or details).
1. Determinative for the relations, occupations, and personal names of men.
2. Determinative for the first person, as in jnk, .kw, wj.
3. Part of the combination A1*
B1:
Z2, a determinative for groups of people, as in rmṯw (“people”).
4. Classifier human being
5. Determinative: š — man
6. Determinative: Man and his occupations
7. Determinative: people and their occupations
8. Determinative: In personal names
9. Determinative: first person singular
1. Man, seated, right knee raised, right arm raised, left arm in front of body.
Words Using This Glyph
she; her; hers (suffix pron. 3rd per. fem. sing.)
I; me (depen. pron., 1st per. sing.)
lake; territory; garden (with pond); basin; offering bowl
I
human being; man
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Royal Names Using This Glyph
This glyph appears in 7 royal names.