hieroglyph
To represent by hieroglyphsTo represent by hieroglyphs.
» Tom tried to translate the hieroglyphs.
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1 sensesTo represent by hieroglyphs.
Examples
17 sentencesTom tried to translate the hieroglyphs.
Would you know how to translate these hieroglyphs?
The walls of the tomb were covered with hieroglyphs.
ruСтены гробницы были исписаны иероглифами. — Wezel
Mary translated the hieroglyphs.
Tom translated the hieroglyphs.
ruТом переводил иероглифы. — marafon
deTom hat die Hieroglyphen übersetzt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
First attested around 1598, a back-formation from hieroglyphic (1580s), from Middle FrenchFirst attested around 1598, a back-formation from hieroglyphic (1580s), from Middle French hiéroglyphique, from Late Latin hieroglyphicus, from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós) (Plutarch τά ἱερογλυφικά [γράμματα] "hieroglyphic [writing]), ἱερόγλυφος (hierógluphos, “carver of hieroglyphs”) (Ptolemy), a compound of ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”) and γλυφή (gluphḗ, “carved work”), a calque of Egyptian mdw-nṯr (“the god’s word”), nTr-md. By surface analysis, hiero- + glyph.
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Forms
hieroglyphs, hieroglyphing, hieroglyphed, hieroglyphed| Base form | hieroglyph · to hieroglyph |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hieroglyphs |
| Present participle | hieroglyphing |
| Past simple | hieroglyphed |
| Past participle | hieroglyphed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle