wꜣḏ

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Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *wrḳ-. If so, cognate with Proto-Semitic *waraq- (green).

Pronunciation

 
  • (verb): (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwaːʀacʼ//ˈwaːʀatʼ//ˈwaːʔətʼ//ˈwoːʔətʼ/
 
  • (adjective): (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwaːʀicʼ//ˈwaːʀitʼ//ˈwaːʔətʼ//ˈwoːʔətʼ/

Noun

wAD

 m

  1. papyrus stem (with an umbel)
  2. symbol of Lower Egypt

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (masculine)
singular wꜣḏ
dual wꜣḏwj
plural wꜣḏw

Alternative forms

Noun

O206

 m

  1. (usually in the plural) a papyriform column or pillar

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (masculine)
singular wꜣḏ
dual wꜣḏwj
plural wꜣḏw

Noun

wADZ1
O39

 m

  1. a papyrus-stem-shaped amulet conveying freshness and vigour

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (masculine)
singular wꜣḏ
dual wꜣḏwj
plural wꜣḏw

Alternative forms

Verb

wADD
Y1

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) green
  2. (intransitive) to be(come) fresh
  3. (intransitive) to thrive, to flourish

Inflection

Conjugation of wꜣḏ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: wꜣḏ, geminated stem: wꜣḏḏ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
wꜣḏ
wꜣḏw, wꜣḏ
wꜣḏt
wꜣḏ
wꜣḏ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
wꜣḏ
ḥr wꜣḏ
m wꜣḏ
r wꜣḏ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect wꜣḏ.n
consecutive wꜣḏ.jn
terminative wꜣḏt
perfective3 wꜣḏ
obligative1 wꜣḏ.ḫr
imperfective wꜣḏ
prospective3 wꜣḏ
potentialis1 wꜣḏ.kꜣ
subjunctive wꜣḏ
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect wꜣḏ.n
perfective wꜣḏ
wꜣḏ
wꜣḏ, wꜣḏw5, wꜣḏy5
imperfective wꜣḏ, wꜣḏy, wꜣḏw5
wꜣḏ, wꜣḏj6, wꜣḏy6
wꜣḏ, wꜣḏw5
prospective wꜣḏ, wꜣḏtj7
wꜣḏtj4, wꜣḏt4

1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
3 Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular.
6 Only in the masculine.
7 Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲱⲧ (ouōt)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲱⲧ (ouōt)

Adjective

wADD
Y1
  1. perfective active participle of wꜣḏ: green, fresh, thriving, vigorous

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (perfective active participle)
masculine feminine
singular wꜣḏ
wꜣḏt
dual wꜣḏwj
wꜣḏtj
plural wꜣḏw
wꜣḏwt1, wꜣḏt2
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative forms

See under the verb above.

Derived terms

See under the verb above.

Descendants

See also

Colors in Egyptian ·
iwn
n
nwwD3
Z2
(jwnw) (layout · text)
basic colors             
HDD&ra
(ḥḏ)
            
kmmD3
(km)
                
d
S
rG27
(dšr)
                
wADD
Y1
(wꜣḏ)
nonbasic colors         
q
n
it
N33A
(qnjt)
            
xsbDN33C
(ḫsbḏ)
        
iir
t
tywN33C
Z2ss
(jrtjw)

Noun

wADZ1
O39

 m

  1. malachite

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (masculine)
singular wꜣḏ
dual wꜣḏwj
plural wꜣḏw

Alternative forms

Noun

wADD
Y1
A1

 m

  1. the happy or fortunate

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (masculine)
singular wꜣḏ
dual wꜣḏwj
plural wꜣḏw

Alternative forms

Noun

wAD

 m

  1. offspring, generally in reference to the king as son of a god or Horus as son of Osiris

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (masculine)
singular wꜣḏ
dual wꜣḏwj
plural wꜣḏw

Alternative forms

Noun

wADM2
Z2

 m

  1. green plants in general

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (masculine)
singular wꜣḏ
dual wꜣḏwj
plural wꜣḏw

Alternative forms

Noun

M14U9

 m

  1. grain

Inflection

Declension of wꜣḏ (masculine)
singular wꜣḏ
dual wꜣḏwj
plural wꜣḏw

Alternative forms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 31–32