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Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs		  


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A | B' | CH | CH' | E | H | I | J | K | K' | L | M | N | O | P | S | T | T' | TZ | TZ' | U | W | X | Y

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Glyph T238 - a/AJ

a/AJ (a/aj) (T238) 1> vowel a 2> masc. agentive pro > n. meaning "he" 3> agentive pref. "he of______"; associates individuals with locations or qualities, as in aj Chaak  "he of Chaak".

<> (JM) Represents the beak of a parrot or macaw.

(CH) 1> a (a) vocalic sign or syllabogram if the grapheme is thought of as 'a 2> a (a[j]) aj- ~ agentive prefix 3> a (a) a- ~ 2SE pronoun of the ergative Set A. Corresponds to “you” or “your” <> Represents the beak of a macaw. This sign is polyvalent and also has the logographic value MO’, for “macaw” in some contexts, such as regal names.

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