hiéroglyphe
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
hiéroglypheRegressive derivative of hieroglyphic. Ancient Greek ἱερογλύφος hieroglýphos (sacred scribe) is derived from ἱερός (sacred) and γλύφω (to carve). The hieroglyphs themselves were called . Subsequently, through a shift in meaning, the word hieroglyph came to designate the hieroglyphic characters themselves.
Definitions
- archéologie
- géologiepaléontologie
Synonym
ichnofossile
Plural
hiéroglyphes
Hyperonyms
symbolehyporelief
Hyponyms
abioglyphebioglyphe
Translations
german:Hieroglyphe
english:hieroglyph'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-12.33562%20-20.5871%2020.58684%20-12.33577%20240.3%2048)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-3.38573%20-23.75998%2023.75968%20-3.38578%20288%2095.8)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(6.5991%20-23.0749%2023.0746%206.59919%20288%20168)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(14.9991%20-18.73557%2018.73533%2014.99929%20240%20216)'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
chinese:象形文字
spanish:jeroglífico
finnish:hieroglyfi'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:象形文字
dutch:hierogliefenschrift
russian:иероглиф
See also
hiéroglyphisme (cn.) hiéroglyphique (adj.) hiéroglyphes (v.)