Phonetic Determinative Definition

noun

A type of hieroglyph that functions similarly to a phonogram , representing a series of consonants, but is unable to function autonomously and must follow other phonograms that together represent the same consonants.

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see phonetic ,‎ determinative .

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Origin of Phonetic Determinative

  • The Egyptological sense was apparently coined by Alan Gardiner in his 1927-1957 Egyptian Grammar .

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