Dictionary Definition
hieroglyph
Noun
1 writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually
by being illegible) [syn: hieroglyphic]
2 a writing system using picture symbols; used in
ancient Egypt [syn: hieroglyphic]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
First coined 1598, from hieroglyphic < hiéroglyphique < hieroglyphicus < ἱερογλυφικός < ἱερογλυφέω < ἱερός + γλύφωNoun
- an element of an ideographic writing system
Translations
element
- Finnish: hieroglyfi
- German: Hieroglyphe
- Russian: иероглиф (ieroglif)
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
- more generally, a character of any logographic or partly logographic writing system.
in popular culture
- Hieroglyphics (group), a hip hop group
See also
hieroglyph in Tosk Albanian: Hieroglyphen
hieroglyph in Catalan: Jeroglífic
hieroglyph in German: Hieroglyphenschrift
hieroglyph in Korean: 상형 문자
hieroglyph in Kazakh: Иероглиф
hieroglyph in Dutch: Hiëroglief
hieroglyph in Japanese: 象形文字
hieroglyph in Occitan (post 1500):
Ieroglif
hieroglyph in Russian: Иероглиф
hieroglyph in Simple English: Hieroglyph
hieroglyph in Serbo-Croatian: Hijeroglif
hieroglyph in Serbian: Хијероглифи
hieroglyph in Turkish: Hiyeroglif
hieroglyph in Ukrainian:
Ієрогліфи