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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
m
- south
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Allen considers this a nominalized nisba adjective formed from rsw (“south”) + -(j) (nisba ending); however, no form *rswj with the nisba ending written out is attested.
Noun
m
- south wind
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 255.
