mr-wr

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Egyptian

Etymology 1

From mr (“canal, pool”) +‎ wr (“great”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

N36
N23 Z1		 wr
r

  m./f. topo.

  1. the main canal in the Faiyum, the Bahr Yussef, connecting Lake Moeris to the Nile
  2. the town of Moeris near Crocodilopolis (modern Faiyum), along the northern side of the Moeris canal
Usage notes

Earlier sources mistakenly identified this word as referring to Lake Moeris itself, but the word does not seem to have been used this way in Egyptian.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mr-wr  
N36
N23		 wr
r		 mwN36
N23
N36
N23		 wr
r		 t
niwt
mr-wr mr-wr
Descendants

Etymology 2

From mr (“bull”) +‎ wr (“great”).

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O5
wr

A canopic jar containing the intestines of a Mnevis bull

Proper noun

U7
r		 wr
r		 E1

 m

  1. Mnevis, a solar bull god venerated in Heliopolis, considered to be embodied in a living black bull selected by the priesthood there and later sometimes treated as an aspect of the god Atum-Ra
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mr-wr  
U7
r		 wr
O5
O5wr
H_SPACE O5
wr
r
wr
r		 O5
O5wr
r		 E1
O5
wr		 A40
wr
r		 U7
O5
Z9
O5
mr-wr mr-wr mr-wr wr-mr mr-wr mr-wr wr-mr wr-mr
Derived terms
  • mr (ellipsis of mr-wr)
Descendants

References

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