Nfr symbol
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The Egyptian hieroglyph serves as a phonogram representing the triliteral consonant sequence '''', and appears in Gardiner's sign list as number F35. It appears in the Egyptian word for "perfect, complete" (with the extended meanings of "good, pleasant, well, beautiful"), which has a reconstructed pronunciation of according to Loprieno. The hieroglyph has a conventional Egyptological vocalization of ''''''''''.
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It is catalogued under topics including Ancient Egyptian words and phrases, Beauty and Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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The Egyptian hieroglyph serves as a phonogram representing the triliteral consonant sequence '''', and appears in Gardiner's sign list as number F35. It appears in the Egyptian word for "perfect, complete" (with the extended meanings of "good, pleasant, well, beautiful"), which has a reconstructed pronunciation of according to Loprieno. The hieroglyph has a conventional Egyptological vocalization of ''''''''''.
==Form and appearance== The triliteral Egyptian hieroglyph F35 ('nfr') has sometimes been explained as a representation of a lute; however, Egyptologists today no longer consider this hypothesis likely. Rather than a lute, the hieroglyph is actually a representation of the heart and trachea. It originally may have been the esophagus and heart. The striations of the windpipe only appear in the hieroglyph following the Old Kingdom of Egypt. The lower part of the sign has always clearly been the heart, for the markings clearly follow the form of a sheep's heart.
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