phonetic determinative
phonetic determinative · phonetic determinatives
A type of hieroglyph that functions similarly to a phonogram, representing a series of…A type of hieroglyph that functions similarly to a phonogram, representing a series of consonants, but is unable to function autonomously and must follow other phonograms that together represent the same consonants
Meaning
2 sensesA type of hieroglyph that functions similarly to a phonogram, representing a series of consonants, but is unable to function autonomously and must follow other phonograms that together represent the same consonants
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see phonetic, determinative.
Origin
The Egyptological sense was apparently coined by Alan Gardiner in his 1927–1957 Egyptian GThe Egyptological sense was apparently coined by Alan Gardiner in his 1927–1957 Egyptian Grammar.
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Forms
plural: phonetic determinatives| Singular | phonetic determinative |
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