O31

door

O·Buildings, parts of buildings, etc.·U+1327F·both

Transliteration

wn¹²ꜥꜣzn³

phonogramlogogramdeterminativeother

Shape tags

door

Meanings

Representing a doorleaf, in the form of a wooden panel with bronze flashing along one edge, terminating in two cylindrical bronze pins that turned in the hinge. Because this sign was usually accompanied by horizontal signs such as (aA), it was typically written in a horizontal orientation as well in order to better fill the available space.

phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value

1. Biliteral phonogram for ꜥꜣ.

2. Phonogram: ꜣꜣ

logogramRepresents a complete word or concept

1. Logogram for or determinative in ꜥꜣ (“doorleaf”).

2. Logogram (gate)

3. Logogram: ꜣꜣ — door

determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs

1. Determinative in words relating to opening something, as in wn (“to open”), zn (“to open”).

2. Determinative: open

otherHas a specialized or contextual function

1. A tenoned door, written horizontally.