noun🔗ShareHieroglyphen(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"The museum exhibit featured examples of hieroglyphic writing, showing how ancient Egyptians used picture symbols to form their language. "Die Museumsausstellung zeigte Beispiele für Hieroglyphen, die zeigten, wie die alten Ägypter Bildsymbole zur Bildung ihrer Sprache verwendeten.writinglanguagehistoryarchaeologycommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHieroglypheAny symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph"The Egyptologist carefully copied each hieroglyphic from the ancient tomb wall. "Der Ägyptologe kopierte sorgfältig jede Hieroglyphe von der Wand des alten Grabes.writingsignlanguagesystemhistorycommunicationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUndurchsichtige Handschrift, Geheimzeichen(by extension) undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol"The old, dusty ledger contained a hieroglyphic script that no one could understand. "Das alte, verstaubte Buch enthielt eine undurchsichtige Schrift, die niemand verstehen konnte.writingsignlanguagecommunicationhistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHieroglyphischOf, relating to, or written with this system of symbols"hieroglyphic obelisk"hieroglyphischer ObeliskwritinglanguagehistoryarchaeologycommunicationsigncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSchwer zu entziffern, unleserlichDifficult to decipher"The doctor's handwriting was so hieroglyphic that the pharmacist struggled to read the prescription. "Die Handschrift des Arztes war so unleserlich, dass sich der Apotheker schwer tat, das Rezept zu lesen.languagewritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading