D54

legs walking

D·Parts of the human body·U+130BB·both

Transliteration

jwnmtt¹²ꜣbjwjšmj

phonogramlogogramdeterminativeother

Shape tags

legs

Variants (1)

D54A

Meanings

Representing a pair of forward-facing walking legs. From the Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3–6) onward this glyph would sometimes include a kilt. This glyph was conventionally colored red. Sometimes the space between the legs was painted white.

phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value

1. Phonogram: iw

logogramRepresents a complete word or concept

1. Logogram for jwj (“to come”).

2. Logogram for nmtt (“stride”).

3. Logogram: jw — come

4. Logogram: nmtt — step

determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs

1. Determinative for movement, as in šmj (“to go”).

2. Determinative for lack of movement, as in ꜣb (“to stop”).

3. Classifier movement

4. Determinative: movement

otherHas a specialized or contextual function

1. alternative form of (ini)

2. Legs in a walking posture, feet orientated towards the reading direction.

Words Using This Glyph

ḥnwVERB

(unknown)

ẖnVERB

approach, to touch, to tread on, to come close, to smuggle

mšꜥNOUN

expedition

pꜥpꜥVERB

give birth, to deliver (a baby), to drop (a calf)

phonogram

Fish and parts of fish

bsbsi͗

K18A

phonogram

Fish and parts of fish

bsbsi͗

T32

phonogram

Warfare, hunting, butchery

sšm

T32A

Warfare, hunting, butchery

T126

phonogram

Warfare, hunting, butchery

rwtm.rwt

T140

Warfare, hunting, butchery

sšm

U131

Agriculture, crafts, and professions

mꜣ

V15

phonogram

Rope, fibre, baskets, bags, etc.

jṯji͗ṯ(i͗)iṯ

V46

phonogram

Rope, fibre, baskets, bags, etc.

sṯꜣsṯꜣ & sṯꜣ

V120

Rope, fibre, baskets, bags, etc.

X5A

logogram

Loaves and cakes

Aa34

logogram

Unclassified

Royal Names Using This Glyph

This glyph appears in 4 royal names.

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