rwj

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Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

rwD54

 3ae inf.

  1. (intransitive) to get away (+ r: from (a place or thing))
  2. (intransitive) to go away, to depart
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 23:
      E9wiit
      nDs
      O35
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      sy
      E9
      wr
      ww
      D54tA
      m
      Htp
      Z2
      Xr
      r
      nb
      Z1
      f
      jwyt zb(.w) sjw(w) rw.w tꜣ m ḥtpw ẖr nb.f
      Wrongdoing has gone, the Slanderer has departed, and the land is in peace under its lord.
  3. (transitive) to leave, to depart (a place)
  4. (transitive) to escape (something bad)
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲗⲁ (la)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲗⲟ (lo)

Etymology 2

Dual form of r(ꜣ) (part, piece, 1).

Pronunciation

Noun

D22

 m du

  1. (dual only) two thirds

References

  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 25
  • James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 105.