hieroglyphics

Definition of hieroglyphics in English English dictionary: A system of writing in which the characters consist of realistic or stylized pictures of actual objects, animals, or human beings (whole or part) The Egyptian hieroglyphic script is the best known, but by no means the only one Compare cuneiform; a form of picture writing in which some pictures stand for ideas or things and others stand for sounds; A word of Greek origin, meaning ‘holy carvings’ Picture-like writing that was used in Egypt from about 3000 BC, only for religious and royal texts Jean-Francois Champollion decoded it in 1822 with the help of the famous Rosette-stone; Hieroglyphics are symbols in the form of pictures which are used in some writing systems, for example those of ancient Egypt. = hieroglyphs. a system of writing that uses pictures to represent words (hiéroglyphique, from , from , from hieros ( HIERARCHY) + glyphein ); Literal Meaning: Sacred Engraved Writing Writing system used in Ancient Egypt; plural of hieroglyphic; used by the ancient Egyptians, a system of writing which used symbols (hieroglyphs) rather than letters or words; {i} pictographic script of the ancient Egyptians; Egyptian language using symbols drawn as phonograms or ideograms; arrow characters
hieroglyph: an element of an ideographic (hieroglyphic) writing system
hieroglyphic: undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol
hieroglyphic: of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
hieroglyphic: a writing system of ancient Egypt, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
hieroglyphic: any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph
hieroglyphic: {n} an emblem, figure, representation
hieroglyph: Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark
hieroglyph: writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
hieroglyph: It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a
hieroglyph: {i} picture used to represent a word or idea; symbol that conveys an idea nonverbally
hieroglyph: A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc
hieroglyph: a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
hieroglyph: an element of an ideographic writing system
hieroglyph: A picture of a figure, animal or object, standing for a word, syllable, or sound These symbols are found on ancient Egyptian monuments as well as in their written records
hieroglyph: Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests
hieroglyph: {i} hieroglyphic symbol, pictorial symbol which represents a word or sound (used in the pictographic script of the ancient Egyptians)
hieroglyph: a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
hieroglyph: a Greek word meaning "sacred symbol " In Egypt, one of some seven hundred signs used in writing (considerably more if one counts signs used exclusively in the Old Kingdom and the periods after the New Kingdom) "Hieroglyphs" refers to the signs themselves; "hieroglyphic script" is Egyptian writing (Calling the signs "hieroglyphics" is incorrect )
hieroglyph: [writ] Symbols found on ancient Egyptian monuments to convey meanings, words or sounds; precursor to the alphabet
hieroglyph: Hieroglyphs are symbols in the form of pictures, which are used in some writing systems, especially those of ancient Egypt. = hieroglyphics. Character in any of several systems of writing that is pictorial in nature, though not necessarily in the way it is read. The term was originally used for the oldest system of writing Ancient Egyptian (see Egyptian language). Egyptian hieroglyphs could be read iconically (the representation of a house enclosure stood for the word pr, "house"), phonetically (the "house" sign could have the phonetic value pr), or associatively (a sign representing one thing could stand for a homophone meaning something else). Unlike contemporary cuneiform writing, phonetic hieroglyphs denoted consonants, not syllables, so there was no regular way to write vowels; by convention, Egyptologists insert the vowel e between consonants in order to pronounce Egyptian words. The standardized orthography of the Middle Kingdom (2050-1750 BC) employed about 750 hieroglyphs. In the early centuries AD, use of hieroglyphs declined the last dated text is from AD 394 and the meaning of the signs was lost until their decipherment in the early 19th century (see J.-F. Champollion; Rosetta Stone). The term hieroglyph has been applied to similar systems of writing, notably a script used to write the ancient Anatolian language Luvian and a script used by the Maya (see Mayan hieroglyphic writing)
hieroglyphic: undecipherable handwriting
hieroglyphic: Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests
hieroglyphic: {s} of or pertaining to a hieroglyph; written in hieroglyphics (pictographic script of the ancient Egyptians); hard to decipher
hieroglyphic: Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters, pictures, or figures; as, hieroglyphic writing; a hieroglyphic obelisk
hieroglyphic: A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc
hieroglyphic: It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a
hieroglyphic: writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
hieroglyphic: Resembling hieroglyphics; not decipherable
hieroglyphic: written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols resembling hieroglyphic writing
hieroglyphic: a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
hieroglyphic: resembling hieroglyphic writing
hieroglyphic: written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
hieroglyphic: Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark
hieroglyphic: difficult to decipher
hieroglyphic: a writing system of ancient Egypt and Maya civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
the hieroglyphics: egyptology

hieroglyphics

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hi·er·o·glyph·ics

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hayrōglîfîks

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/ˌhīrōˈgləfəks/ /ˌhaɪroʊˈɡlɪfɪks/

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