Meanings
Representing a pool with lotus flowers. The phonogrammatic value derives by the rebus principle from the glyph’s use as a logogram for šꜣ (“field, countryside, swamp”).
phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value
1. Biliteral phonogram for šꜣ.
2. Group-writing phonogram for š; compare uniliteral (Gardiner number: 
N37).
3. Phonogram: šꜣ
4. Phonogram: š
logogramRepresents a complete word or concept
1. Logogram for šꜣ (“field, countryside, swamp”).
2. Logogram for ꜣḫt (“ꜣkhet, inundation season”).
3. Logogram: šꜣ — land, pool
4. Logogram: ꜣḫt — season of inundation
otherHas a specialized or contextual function
1. A pool with lotus flowers, consisting of three flowers and two buds.
Words Using This Glyph
šrVERB
threaten
šꜣwNOUN
Black Crowned Night Heron (nycticorax nycticorax)
šꜣꜥNOUN
beginning
tpy.šNOUN
Peasant
tpy.šꜣNOUN
Peasant
Related Glyphs
Royal Names Using This Glyph
This glyph appears in 2 royal names.