English words for 'Written using hieroglyphics.'
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adj
noun
- writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
- a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
- (by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
- (chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.
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verb
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- a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
- (historical) A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.
adj
- written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
- Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
- associated with the priesthood or priests
- adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
- (art) Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
- Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
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- Initialism of Cretan Hieroglyphic.
- (set theory) Initialism of continuum hypothesis.
- (medicine) Initialism of cluster headache.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of cargo helicopter.
- Initialism of central heating.
- (Commonwealth, postnominal) Initialism of companion of honour.
- (nautical) Abbreviation of heavy cruiser.
name
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- Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.
- Of or for the common people.
- Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.
- of or for the common people
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- an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
- (anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
- An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
adj
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- (Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- (firearms) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- (cartography) A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- (firearms) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- (military) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- (cooking) A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
- (firearms) A paper cartridge.
- a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
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- the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
- an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
- An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
- An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
- An inhabitant of Babylonia, which included Chaldea; a Chaldean.
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name
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- A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س
- (sports) sin bin
- A flaw or mistake.
- A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
- An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
- A misdeed or wrong.
- Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
- Alternative form of sinh (“tube skirt”).
- (theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.
- A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
- ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
- estrangement from god
- an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
- the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
verb
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name
adj
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noun
- A name written in phonographic rather than logographic characters, as in Egyptian.
- A name as it is thought to have been pronounced, rather than how it is commonly written. Used with languages such as Epigraphic Mayan where the conventional transcription of the name does not reflect the pronunciation.
- In electronic applications such as address books, an entry that allows a name to be looked up through pronunciation rather than spelling
noun
verb
name
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noun
adj
noun
- writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
- a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
- (by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
- (chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.
noun
verb
noun
- a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
- (historical) A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.
adj
- written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
- Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
- associated with the priesthood or priests
- adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
- (art) Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
- Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
noun
adj
name
noun
- Initialism of Cretan Hieroglyphic.
- (set theory) Initialism of continuum hypothesis.
- (medicine) Initialism of cluster headache.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of cargo helicopter.
- Initialism of central heating.
- (Commonwealth, postnominal) Initialism of companion of honour.
- (nautical) Abbreviation of heavy cruiser.
name
noun
- an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
- (anatomy) A wedge-shaped bone, especially a cuneiform bone.
- An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.
adj
noun
- (Egyptology, hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- (firearms) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- (architecture) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- (cartography) A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- (firearms) A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- (military) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- (cooking) A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
- (firearms) A paper cartridge.
- a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
noun
- the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
- an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
- An astrologer; so called because the Chaldeans were remarkable for the study of astrology.
- An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.
- An inhabitant of Babylonia, which included Chaldea; a Chaldean.
adj
name
noun
- A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س
- (sports) sin bin
- A flaw or mistake.
- A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
- An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
- A misdeed or wrong.
- Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
- Alternative form of sinh (“tube skirt”).
- (theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.
- A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
- ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
- estrangement from god
- an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
- the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
verb
noun
- A name written in phonographic rather than logographic characters, as in Egyptian.
- A name as it is thought to have been pronounced, rather than how it is commonly written. Used with languages such as Epigraphic Mayan where the conventional transcription of the name does not reflect the pronunciation.
- In electronic applications such as address books, an entry that allows a name to be looked up through pronunciation rather than spelling
noun
verb
noun
noun
verb
adj
noun
- writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
- a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
- (by extension) Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
- (chiefly in the plural) A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds, often as a rebus.
adj
- Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.
- Of or for the common people.
- Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.
- of or for the common people
noun
noun
- a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
- (historical) A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.
adj
- written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing
- Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
- associated with the priesthood or priests
- adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
- (art) Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
- Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.