Associations to the word «Hieroglyphic»
Noun
- Mayan
- Inscription
- Egyptian
- Alphabet
- Osiris
- Script
- Pharaoh
- Pyramid
- Egypt
- Mummy
- Ancient
- Tablet
- Isis
- Symbol
- Writing
- Text
- Archaeology
- Tomb
- Monument
- Nile
- Sign
- Sculpture
- Civilization
- Greek
- Decree
- Antiquity
- Stone
- Stairway
- Maya
- Painting
- Papyrus
- Temple
- Dynasty
- Relief
- Language
- Representation
- Obelisk
- Translation
- Dover
- Character
- Scholar
- Figure
- Richness
- Herodotus
- Read
- Interpreting
- Ptolemy
- Gardiner
- Mischief
- Corpus
- Wallis
- Iconography
- Dictionary
- Horus
- Wallace
- Emblem
- Word
- Letter
- Peabody
- Kaufman
- Chan
- Equivalent
- Cleopatra
- Oakland
- Dos
- Codex
- Vassal
- Dj
- Consonant
Adjective
Wiktionary
HIEROGLYPHIC, noun. (chiefly in the plural) a writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
HIEROGLYPHIC, noun. Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph
HIEROGLYPHIC, noun. (by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol
HIEROGLYPHIC, adjective. Of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
HIEROGLYPHIC, adjective. Difficult to decipher
Dictionary definition
HIEROGLYPHIC, noun. Writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible).
HIEROGLYPHIC, noun. A writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt.
HIEROGLYPHIC, adjective. Resembling hieroglyphic writing.
HIEROGLYPHIC, adjective. Written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols.
Wise words
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