A WORDPLAY BETWEEN THE EGYPTIAN WORDS WBN ‘ARISE’ AND NBW ‘GOLD’?
A WORDPLAY BETWEEN THE EGYPTIAN WORDS WBN ‘ARISE’ AND NBW ‘GOLD’?
Author(s): Stefan BojowaldSubject(s): Language studies, Lexis, Philology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Egyptian philology; Egyptian language; etymology; wordplay; wbn ‘arise’; nbw ‘gold’;
Summary/Abstract: In this short paper the possibility of a wordplay between the Egyptian words wbn ‘arise’, on the one hand, and nbw ‘gold’, on the other, is examined. Finally, a few wordplays based on multiple metatheses are investigated.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 64/2011
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 357-362
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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