Colors of Egypt
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Black, Dark Brown (color of soil) [soot] : 𓆎𓅓, 𓆎𓅓𓁸 kem / km, (Coptic) ⲭⲁⲙⲉ /khamə (Fem)(Maryan),
ⲭⲁⲙ/ kham
Black (coal black) : 𓆓𓂝𓃀 Djāb / Dab
Grey : 𓋴𓆎𓅓 sekem / skm ; (Coptic) ⲥⲕⲓⲙⲉ/skimə, kermi/ⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ
White [gypsum, calcium carbonate]: 𓌉 ḥedj/ HD / ; (Coptic) ḥat (S,B), ḥaate (S) ḥēt (Sz, F),
ḥet (Sa, A, sA,F)
White : (Coptic) wobsh/ⳣⲟⲃϣ, wobshə/ⳣⲟⲃϣⲉ (Fem)(Maryan); ouōbš/ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ (B)
Silver : 𓋠 ḥedj / HD (Coptic) ḥat (S,B), ḥaate (S) ḥēt (Sz, F), ḥet (Sa, A, sA,F)
Lead : 𓂧𓎛𓏏𓏭𓈓 deḥety/dHty
Gold : 𓋞𓈒𓏥 nebu / nbw, (Coptic) noub/ⲛⲟⲩⲃ (S, A, sA, B, F), nob/ⲛⲟⲃ (S)
Copper : 𓈔𓏺𓏧 ḥemet/ Hmt, (Coptic) ḥomt/ϩⲟⲙⲧ (B, O), ḥamət/ϩⲁⲙⲉⲧ (F), ḥamnt/ϩⲁⲙⲛⲧ
(Sa, Sf, sA, F), ḥom(ə)t/ϩⲟⲙ(ⲉ)ⲧ (S), ḥomnt/ϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ (S), ḥamt/ϩⲁⲙⲧ (Sa, A, F),
Bronze : 𓍖𓈔𓏧 ḥesmin/Hsm(i)n
Blue black of hair : 𓐍𓋴𓃀𓆓𓏸 khesbedj /xsbDāt
Blue (Lapis Lazuli) : 𓐍𓊃𓃀𓆓𓈓 khesbedj /xsbD; (Demotic) khesbed/xsbd
Blue Azurite : 𓍿𓆑𓂋𓈓 tjefer/Tfr
Blue : 𓇋𓁹𓅂𓈒𓏥 ȧrtyu / irtyw
Blue : (Coptic) easilon/ⲁ̀ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲛ, easilōn/ⲁ̀ⲥⲓⲗⲱⲛ,(Coptic, Maryan) əsɾōk/ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲕ,
əsɾōkə/ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲕⲉ (Fem)
Blue : 𓏏𓆑𓂋𓂋𓈓 teferr / tfrr
Blue : 𓐝𓂋𓎡𓃭 mkrr ?
Sky Blue : 𓇋𓆛𓈖𓌰𓅓 ȧnum /inm ; (Coptic) ayan mpə/ⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉ (sky-colored blue)
Sky Blue : (Coptic) kianos/ⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ , kiana/ⲕⲓⲁⲛⲁ (Fem) (Maryan)
Turquoise : 𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈓 mefkat / mfkAt
Faience : 𓍘𓎛𓈖𓋣 tjeḥnet/THnt
Cyan : piaouan m̀phē/ⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫⲏ , phe/ⲫⲉ > 𓊪𓏏𓇯 pt/ Sky
Malachite-like : 𓅖𓆑𓎡𓈒 𓏥 mefek /mfk
Malachite : 𓅓𓆑𓂓𓏏𓈓 mefkat / mfkAt
Leek Green : ēdji/ⲏϫⲓ
Green, Verdigris : 𓎛𓋴𓍄 / Hs-biA
Green stone : 𓇆 wadj or uadj/ wAD; (Coptic) ouōt/ⲟⲩⲱⲧ (S,B), ouət/ⲟⲩⲉⲧ,(Maryan) wōtə/ⳣⲱⲧ,
wōtə/ⳣⲱⲧⲉ (Fem)
Lime, Limon : (Coptic) Kortimos/ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ (B)
Green Feldspar : 𓈖𓈙𓅓𓏏𓈒𓏥 neshmet/nSmt
Purple, violet-purple indigo (Tyrian Purple murex snail) : 𓇋𓏌𓍱 ȧnu / in(w), iwn, iwnt, (Coptic) apəi/ⲁⲡⲉⲓ (S),
Purple (Coptic) tshēdji/ϭⲏϫⲓ (B), djētchə/ϫⲏϭⲉ (S, A, sA), djēkə/ϫⲏⲕⲉ (S), djəkə/ϫⲉⲕⲉ (S),
djētchi/ϫⲏϭⲓ (F)
Amethyst : Hsmn ?
Amethyst : 𓐍𓈖𓅓𓏬 khenumet /xn(w)mt (budge)
Amethyst : 𓎛𓌳𓄿𓎼𓄿𓏏𓈒𓏪 Hmq ? (budge)
Amethyst : Hnmt
Red jasper ? : ḥenmet/Hnmt
Red (Dark red dye) : 𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈒𓏥 demi/ dmi ?
Red (Dark) : lōḥ/ⲗⲱϩ, lōḥə/ⲗⲱϩⲉ
Carmine (Cochineal, crushed insect lip color, introduce in Cleopatra) :
Kermes (Crushed bettle) :
Red, reddening, flamingo, bright red : 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟 desher / dSr; (Coptic) DSrSr/ troshresh,
tōrsh/ⲧⲱⲣϣ (S,A), tōshə/ⲧⲱϣⲉ , tashɾə/ⲧⲁϣⲣⲉ; khkhtōrsh/ⳉⳉⲧⲱⲣϣ (rust, blight red)
Red (blood, blood red, mineral) : 𓍿𓂋𓏞𓈒𓏥 Tjur /T(w)r
Red (blood red dye) : 𓇋𓈖𓋴 ȧnes/ ins
Red (rust) : pērsh/ⲡⲏⲣϣ (S, A), pʰērsh/ⲫⲏⲣϣ (B)
Red ochre : 𓂧𓂧𓈓 ded / dd
Red : 𓍿𓅓𓋴𓏞 Tjems / Tms
Red, carnelian : 𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓈒𓏥 ḥerset / Hrs(t)
Red (light red) : 𓅖𓂋𓈙𓏪 merosh / mrS;(Coptic) moɾshə/ⲙⲟⲣϣ, moɾshə/ⲙⲟⲣϣⲉ (Fem)
(Maryan), mērsh (S,B,F), mersh (S,F) (red, ruby) morsh (S), marsh (A) (red or yellow)
Red stone, mineral form Nubia, possibly carnelian : ḥemek /Hmq
Red stone, mineral form Nubia, possibly carnelian : ḥmagat/HmAgAt
Sand stone : 𓌗𓏏𓊌 rudjet/rwDt
Orange : (Coptic) manmon/ⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛ (B)
Salmon : (Coptic) ⲛⲉⲣⲏϫ/nəɾēdj, nəɾēdjə/ⲛⲉⲣⲏϫⲉ (Fem) (Maryan)
Fisia : (Coptic) tshʰēdjə/ϭⲏϫⲉ, tshʰadjɾə/ϭⲁϫⲣⲉ (Fem) (Maryan)
Pink, Rose [oxide of iron]: wrṱ , (Coptic) ouērt/ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲧ (S), bərt/ⲃⲉⲣⲧ (B), boɾt/ⲃⲟⲣⲧ, boɾtə/ⲃⲟⲣⲧⲉ (Fem) (Maryan)
Red with Yellow : ṭšr
Yellow : (Coptic) aouin/ⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ (B)
Yellow : kT?
Yellow : (Coptic) wōt/ⳣⲱⲧ, wōtə/ⳣⲱⲧⲉ (Fem) (Maryan)
Yellow (corn color) : souo/ⲥⲟⲩⲟ (S, A, sA, B), soua/ⲥⲟⲩⲁ (F)
Yellow ocher [oxide of iron, sulphide of arsenic] : 𓂉𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥 sety / sty
Yellow pigment : 𓏘𓈖𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥 qeniut / qni.wt, qnit
Yellow or red mineral : 𓐍𓈖𓏏 khenet / xnt
Yellow or red pigment : 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓏏𓈒𓏥 menshet /mnSt
Ocher : 𓊃𓈖𓏏𓏕𓈙𓏥 senit/snt
Yellow Pigment : 𓏘𓈖𓇌𓏏𓏊 qenēt / qnyt
Tan, stain : 𓇥𓂋𓇋𓏲𓏛𓏪 djriu/ Driw
Coffee Color : (Coptic) poun/ⲡⲟⲩⲛ (B)
ⲭⲁⲙ/ kham
Black (coal black) : 𓆓𓂝𓃀 Djāb / Dab
Grey : 𓋴𓆎𓅓 sekem / skm ; (Coptic) ⲥⲕⲓⲙⲉ/skimə, kermi/ⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ
White [gypsum, calcium carbonate]: 𓌉 ḥedj/ HD / ; (Coptic) ḥat (S,B), ḥaate (S) ḥēt (Sz, F),
ḥet (Sa, A, sA,F)
White : (Coptic) wobsh/ⳣⲟⲃϣ, wobshə/ⳣⲟⲃϣⲉ (Fem)(Maryan); ouōbš/ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ (B)
Silver : 𓋠 ḥedj / HD (Coptic) ḥat (S,B), ḥaate (S) ḥēt (Sz, F), ḥet (Sa, A, sA,F)
Lead : 𓂧𓎛𓏏𓏭𓈓 deḥety/dHty
Gold : 𓋞𓈒𓏥 nebu / nbw, (Coptic) noub/ⲛⲟⲩⲃ (S, A, sA, B, F), nob/ⲛⲟⲃ (S)
Copper : 𓈔𓏺𓏧 ḥemet/ Hmt, (Coptic) ḥomt/ϩⲟⲙⲧ (B, O), ḥamət/ϩⲁⲙⲉⲧ (F), ḥamnt/ϩⲁⲙⲛⲧ
(Sa, Sf, sA, F), ḥom(ə)t/ϩⲟⲙ(ⲉ)ⲧ (S), ḥomnt/ϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ (S), ḥamt/ϩⲁⲙⲧ (Sa, A, F),
Bronze : 𓍖𓈔𓏧 ḥesmin/Hsm(i)n
Blue black of hair : 𓐍𓋴𓃀𓆓𓏸 khesbedj /xsbDāt
Blue (Lapis Lazuli) : 𓐍𓊃𓃀𓆓𓈓 khesbedj /xsbD; (Demotic) khesbed/xsbd
Blue Azurite : 𓍿𓆑𓂋𓈓 tjefer/Tfr
Blue : 𓇋𓁹𓅂𓈒𓏥 ȧrtyu / irtyw
Blue : (Coptic) easilon/ⲁ̀ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲛ, easilōn/ⲁ̀ⲥⲓⲗⲱⲛ,(Coptic, Maryan) əsɾōk/ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲕ,
əsɾōkə/ⲉⲥⲣⲱⲕⲉ (Fem)
Blue : 𓏏𓆑𓂋𓂋𓈓 teferr / tfrr
Blue : 𓐝𓂋𓎡𓃭 mkrr ?
Sky Blue : 𓇋𓆛𓈖𓌰𓅓 ȧnum /inm ; (Coptic) ayan mpə/ⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉ (sky-colored blue)
Sky Blue : (Coptic) kianos/ⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ , kiana/ⲕⲓⲁⲛⲁ (Fem) (Maryan)
Turquoise : 𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈓 mefkat / mfkAt
Faience : 𓍘𓎛𓈖𓋣 tjeḥnet/THnt
Cyan : piaouan m̀phē/ⲡⲓⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫⲏ , phe/ⲫⲉ > 𓊪𓏏𓇯 pt/ Sky
Malachite-like : 𓅖𓆑𓎡𓈒 𓏥 mefek /mfk
Malachite : 𓅓𓆑𓂓𓏏𓈓 mefkat / mfkAt
Leek Green : ēdji/ⲏϫⲓ
Green, Verdigris : 𓎛𓋴𓍄 / Hs-biA
Green stone : 𓇆 wadj or uadj/ wAD; (Coptic) ouōt/ⲟⲩⲱⲧ (S,B), ouət/ⲟⲩⲉⲧ,(Maryan) wōtə/ⳣⲱⲧ,
wōtə/ⳣⲱⲧⲉ (Fem)
Lime, Limon : (Coptic) Kortimos/ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ (B)
Green Feldspar : 𓈖𓈙𓅓𓏏𓈒𓏥 neshmet/nSmt
Purple, violet-purple indigo (Tyrian Purple murex snail) : 𓇋𓏌𓍱 ȧnu / in(w), iwn, iwnt, (Coptic) apəi/ⲁⲡⲉⲓ (S),
Purple (Coptic) tshēdji/ϭⲏϫⲓ (B), djētchə/ϫⲏϭⲉ (S, A, sA), djēkə/ϫⲏⲕⲉ (S), djəkə/ϫⲉⲕⲉ (S),
djētchi/ϫⲏϭⲓ (F)
Amethyst : Hsmn ?
Amethyst : 𓐍𓈖𓅓𓏬 khenumet /xn(w)mt (budge)
Amethyst : 𓎛𓌳𓄿𓎼𓄿𓏏𓈒𓏪 Hmq ? (budge)
Amethyst : Hnmt
Red jasper ? : ḥenmet/Hnmt
Red (Dark red dye) : 𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈒𓏥 demi/ dmi ?
Red (Dark) : lōḥ/ⲗⲱϩ, lōḥə/ⲗⲱϩⲉ
Carmine (Cochineal, crushed insect lip color, introduce in Cleopatra) :
Kermes (Crushed bettle) :
Red, reddening, flamingo, bright red : 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟 desher / dSr; (Coptic) DSrSr/ troshresh,
tōrsh/ⲧⲱⲣϣ (S,A), tōshə/ⲧⲱϣⲉ , tashɾə/ⲧⲁϣⲣⲉ; khkhtōrsh/ⳉⳉⲧⲱⲣϣ (rust, blight red)
Red (blood, blood red, mineral) : 𓍿𓂋𓏞𓈒𓏥 Tjur /T(w)r
Red (blood red dye) : 𓇋𓈖𓋴 ȧnes/ ins
Red (rust) : pērsh/ⲡⲏⲣϣ (S, A), pʰērsh/ⲫⲏⲣϣ (B)
Red ochre : 𓂧𓂧𓈓 ded / dd
Red : 𓍿𓅓𓋴𓏞 Tjems / Tms
Red, carnelian : 𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓈒𓏥 ḥerset / Hrs(t)
Red (light red) : 𓅖𓂋𓈙𓏪 merosh / mrS;(Coptic) moɾshə/ⲙⲟⲣϣ, moɾshə/ⲙⲟⲣϣⲉ (Fem)
(Maryan), mērsh (S,B,F), mersh (S,F) (red, ruby) morsh (S), marsh (A) (red or yellow)
Red stone, mineral form Nubia, possibly carnelian : ḥemek /Hmq
Red stone, mineral form Nubia, possibly carnelian : ḥmagat/HmAgAt
Sand stone : 𓌗𓏏𓊌 rudjet/rwDt
Orange : (Coptic) manmon/ⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛ (B)
Salmon : (Coptic) ⲛⲉⲣⲏϫ/nəɾēdj, nəɾēdjə/ⲛⲉⲣⲏϫⲉ (Fem) (Maryan)
Fisia : (Coptic) tshʰēdjə/ϭⲏϫⲉ, tshʰadjɾə/ϭⲁϫⲣⲉ (Fem) (Maryan)
Pink, Rose [oxide of iron]: wrṱ , (Coptic) ouērt/ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲧ (S), bərt/ⲃⲉⲣⲧ (B), boɾt/ⲃⲟⲣⲧ, boɾtə/ⲃⲟⲣⲧⲉ (Fem) (Maryan)
Red with Yellow : ṭšr
Yellow : (Coptic) aouin/ⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ (B)
Yellow : kT?
Yellow : (Coptic) wōt/ⳣⲱⲧ, wōtə/ⳣⲱⲧⲉ (Fem) (Maryan)
Yellow (corn color) : souo/ⲥⲟⲩⲟ (S, A, sA, B), soua/ⲥⲟⲩⲁ (F)
Yellow ocher [oxide of iron, sulphide of arsenic] : 𓂉𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥 sety / sty
Yellow pigment : 𓏘𓈖𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥 qeniut / qni.wt, qnit
Yellow or red mineral : 𓐍𓈖𓏏 khenet / xnt
Yellow or red pigment : 𓏠𓈖𓈙𓏏𓈒𓏥 menshet /mnSt
Ocher : 𓊃𓈖𓏏𓏕𓈙𓏥 senit/snt
Yellow Pigment : 𓏘𓈖𓇌𓏏𓏊 qenēt / qnyt
Tan, stain : 𓇥𓂋𓇋𓏲𓏛𓏪 djriu/ Driw
Coffee Color : (Coptic) poun/ⲡⲟⲩⲛ (B)