V29

V29

swab

Transliteration

wꜣḥsk17ḫsrmꜥr
phonogramlogogramdeterminativeother

Shape tags

Variants (2)

Meanings

Representation of a swab.

phonogramRepresents a sound or phonetic value

1. Biliteral phonogram for sk.

2. Biliteral phonogram for wꜣḥ.

3. Phonogram: sk

logogramRepresents a complete word or concept

1. Logogram: sk — wipe

determinativeClarifies the meaning of other signs

1. Determinative in the word ḫsr (“to ward off”).

2. Determinative: ḫsr — ward off

3. Determinative: mꜥr — fortunate

otherHas a specialized or contextual function

1. Sometimes used in place of (M1M1) in mꜥr (“fortunate”).

2. A swab made from a hank of fiber with two loops.