hieroglyphic

adj. of or pertaining to a hieroglyph; written in hieroglyphics (pictographic script of the ancient Egyptians); hard to decipher

A hieroglyph (also frequently misspelled hyrogliph) is a character of a logographic or partly logographic writing system. The term originally referred to the Egyptian hieroglyphs, but is also applied to the ancient Cretan Luwian, Mayan and Mi'kmaq scripts, and occasionally also to Chinese characters. It was also used by Ancient Egyptians. Ancient Egyptian writing consisted of over 2,000 hieroglyphic characters where as the English only consists of 25. Each hieroglyphic characters represent a common object from their day.
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Noun
1. writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
(synonym) hieroglyph
(hypernym) writing
2. a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
(synonym) hieroglyph
(hypernym) orthography, writing system
(hyponym) hieratic, hieratic script
Adjective
1. resembling hieroglyphic writing
(synonym) hieroglyphical
(pertainym) hieroglyph
2. written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols
(synonym) hieroglyphical
(pertainym) hieroglyph

(a.)
Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark.
  

(a.)
Alt. of Hieroglyphical
  

(a.)
A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a.
  

n.
قديم مصر کي تحرير جو بجائے حروف کے تصوير کے ذريعہ سے لکھي جاتي تھي? انچھر کي جگہ مورتي لکھاوٹ
The lion, eagle, fox and boar
Were heroes' titles heretofore ;
Bestowed as hieroglyphics fit
To show their valour, strength and wit.
شير، سؤر، لومڑي، چوتھے عقاب شير مردوں کے قديمي تھےخطاب ان کي گويا کہ يہ علامت تھي شير مردي و عقل و طاقت کي F.C.