“To Be Happy” in Hieroglyphs

Let’s learn some hieroglyphs 𓊹𓌃𓏪!!! Here we see an inscription with the symbols “𓃹𓈖𓆑.”

The “hare 𓃹” is normally used as a phonogram, which means that it is a symbol that represents sounds, and is usually part of a larger word! The hare 𓃹 is a biliteral sign which means it represents two consonants. The 𓃹 represents the sounds “wn.”

The “ripple of water 𓈖” is also a phonogram sign, except it is uniliteral sign, which means that it just represents one consonant. The “𓈖” is associated with the sound of “n!”

The “horned viper 𓆑” functions as both a phonogram and a determinative. 𓆑 is also a uniliteral symbol and represents the sound “f.” 𓆑 can function as a determinative in the word “father 𓇋𓏏𓆑.” “Father” can also be written as: 𓇋𓏏𓀀, 𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀, 𓏏𓆑, or 𓏏𓆑𓀀 and in some cases, both “𓆑” and “𓀀“ function as determinatives because neither were pronounced!

When put together, 𓃹𓈖𓆑 reads like “wnf.” The word 𓃹𓈖𓆑, means “to be glad” or “to be happy.”