Single consonant signs were often used as phonetic complements (extra glyphs to confirm the phonetic elements of a word which also has double or triple consonant signs within it). The Ancient Egyptians also used them to write foreign names. Learning these signs is the basis for any study of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
r | n | a or ´ | d |
m | d | b | h (kh or x) |
A (glottal stop) | m | m | m |
w or u | f | D (j or dj) | j or i |
y | q or k | n | S (sh) |
S (sh) | h | s | p |
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