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Egyptian
Etymology
wꜥb (“to be(come) pure, clean”) + -w.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- pure or sacred robe worn by gods and the dead
Inflection
Declension of wꜥbw (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wꜥbw
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 283.17–283.18
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 57