j.ḫm-wrḏ

Egyptian

Etymology

j.ḫm (“not knowing”, imperfective active participle of ḫm) +‎ wrḏ (“to be(come) weary”), thus literally ‘(one) not knowing wearying’, because the noncircumpolar stars circle in long paths without end.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. noncircumpolar star; a star that rises and sets over the course of a day
    • 18th Dynasty, Great Hymn to Osiris, Stela of Amenmose (Louvre C 286), lines 5–6:
















      nb hnw m pt rswt dwꜣw m pt mḥtt j.ḫmw-sk ẖr st ḥr.f swt.f pw j.ḫmw-wrḏ
      Possessor of acclaim in the southern sky, worshipped in the northern sky, the circumpolar stars are under his care, and the unwearying stars are his residences.

Inflection
Declension of j.ḫm-wrḏ (masculine)
singular j.ḫm-wrḏ
dual j.ḫmwj-wrḏ
plural j.ḫmw-wrḏ

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of j.ḫm-wrḏ  
j.ḫm-wrḏ
[18th Dynasty]

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 125.15–125.16
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