Meanings
Representation of a heron on a perch.
phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value
1. Phonogram: bꜥḥi
logogramRepresents a complete word or concept
1. Logogram (to inundate)
2. Logogram: bꜥḥ — inundated
determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs
1. Determinative in and ideogram for bꜥḥj (“to flood”).
otherHas a specialized or contextual function
1. A gray heron (Ardea cinerea), legs drawn towards the body, seated on a pole, held upright through ropes (
R91).
