j.ḫm-wrḏ

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Egyptian

Etymology

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

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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
      h
      n
      nw w
      mpt
      rsw t Z1
      dwAwwmpt
      mH
      t
      t
      iwx
      H_SPACE
      mD35
      Z2
      ssk
      k
      sbA
      Z2ss
      Xr
      r
      stHr Z1
      f
      stt pr
      Z2
      f
      pwiwx
      H_SPACE
      mA7
      Z2
      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.

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