H1
head of pintailTransliteration
ꜣpdꜣpdwwšn
phonogramlogogramdeterminativeother
Shape tags
Meanings
Representing the head of a pintail duck zA ().
phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value
1. Phonogram: ꜣpd
logogramRepresents a complete word or concept
1. Logogram for ꜣpdw (“fowl”) in the offering formula.
2. Logogram (bird, fowl)
3. Logogram: ꜣpdw — fowl
determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs
1. Determinative in wšn (“wring the neck of (a bird), offer”).
2. Phonetic determinative for mꜣꜥ, by conflation with H2 () when it lacks a crest.
3. Determinative: wšn — wring neck (of bird)
otherHas a specialized or contextual function
1. The head of a pintail duck (Anas acuta).