jtrw

Egyptian
FWOTD – 30 March 2015

Pronunciation
 

Noun

 m

  1. river
  2. The Nile River.
    Synonym: ḥꜥpj

Inflection
Declension of jtrw (masculine)
singular jtrw
dual jtrwwj
plural jtrww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jtrw  













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Derived terms

Descendants

Noun


 m

  1. a schene, a measure of length equivalent to 20,000 mḥw (“cubits”) (about 10.5 kilometres).

Inflection
Declension of jtrw (masculine)
singular jtrw
dual jtrwwj
plural jtrww

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-51796-6.
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, ISBN 0-900416-32-7
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-44384-9, page 47
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