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The term "hieroglyphic language" refers to a language written using hieroglyphs, which the Compact Oxford English Dictionary defines as "a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound". The most famous is ancient Egyptian; others include ancient Mayan and Hieroglyphic Luwian, an ancient language of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey).
Strictly speaking, "hieroglyphic" is not a useful linguistic classification because it does not describe any intrinsic characteristic of the language itself. Languages written in a particular way may have nothing else at all in common. For example, it is merely a historical accident that cuneiform symbols were used to write the entirely unrelated languages Sumerian, Elamite, Akkadian and Persian, while languages related to Akkadian, such as Hebrew and Phoenician, were written alphabetically.
"Hieroglyphic" term originates from Greek, composed by hiero- , that means "sacred" and glypho, that means "word". Hieroglyphics, in ancient Egyptian Mdw Ntr (Medu Nedjer), then means "Sacred Words" or "God's Words"
1. Of, relating to, or being a system of writing, such as that of ancient Egypt, in which pictorial symbols are used to represent meaning or sounds or a combination of meaning and sound.
2. Written with such symbols.
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What is the French word for hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics = hiéroglyphes
What is the word for Egyptian writing where pictorial symbols were used?
they are called called hieroglyphics.
What picture stands for a word or sound?
Hieroglyphics
What did the scribes use hieroglyphics for?
they used them for writing.they are not word they are pictures
Did Pharaohs learn hieroglyphics?
Quite possibly. The Egyptian word for hieroglyphics was mdw nTr, which means "divine words." Our word means essentially the same thing, from the Greek hieros "sacred" and glyphe"carving."
What is the French word for hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics = hiéroglyphes
What is another word for Egyptian writings?
Hieroglyphics
What does greek word hieroglyphics mean?
hiero (holy) glyphis (carvings)
What does the word Harassment'' mean?
physical harm to one self.
Sentence with the word hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics was uncovered by the Rosetta Stone
What does the french word dos mean in English?
Back (on your body)
How do you write the number 2 in hieroglyphics?
This is how you right the word "two" in hieroglyphics:
What dos a green space used for recreation mean in one word?
In one word, it is a park.
Is there another word for hieroglyphics?
Pictograms
What is the word for Egyptian writing?
Hieroglyphics
What is the word for Egyptian writing where pictorial symbols were used?
they are called called hieroglyphics.
What picture stands for a word or sound?
Hieroglyphics
