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Egyptian
Etymology
nb (“lord, possessor”) + mdw-nṯr (“sacred writings, hieroglyphic script”, literally “god’s word”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘lord of the god’s word’, i.e. ‘master of sacred writings’.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- epithet of the god Thoth
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