A4

A4

seated man with hands raised

Transliteration

dwꜣjmn14sdgꜣ
phonogramdeterminativeother

Meanings

Representing a man with his arms raised. 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).

phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value

1. Phonogram: dwꜣ

determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs

1. Determinative meaning "supplicate", such as in dwꜣ (“praise”).

2. Determinative meaning "hide", such as in sdgꜣ (“be hidden”), and jmn (“hide”).

3. Classifier supplication/hiding/rejection

4. Determinative: praise, supplicate

5. Determinative: hide

6. Determinative: resist

otherHas a specialized or contextual function

1. Man, seated, right knee raised, back straight, both arms raised in front, hand palms outwards.