wrrt

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Egyptian

Etymology

From wrr (“to be great”) +‎ -t (“feminine ending”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /wVˈɾiɾjVt/ → /wVˈɾiʔjVʔ/ → /wəˈɾeʔja/ → /wəˈɾeʔjə/

Proper noun

wr
r		 r
t		 S1

 f

  1. the White Crown
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 18–19:
      pr
      r
      D54      		 n
      f
      S10      		 HwmwDn
      gb      		 bO43
      p      		 D40
      n
      f      		 HqAt Z1
      N21
      N21      		 HDtmn
      n
      Y1      		 tiimtp Z1
      f
      pr.n.f mḏḥ.w m wḏ n(j) gbb šzp.n.f ḥqꜣt jdbwj wrrt mn.tj m tp.f
      He came forth wreathed at the command of Geb, having received the rulership of the Two Riverbanks (Egypt), the White Crown fixed upon his head.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wrrt  
S1
wr
r		 r
t		 S2
wr
r		 r
t		 S5
wr
r		 r
t		 S6
wr
r		 tS2
S1wr t
r
r		 S3
wrrt wrrt wrrt wrrt wrt wrrt

Noun

wr
r		 r
t Z5		 I12

 f

  1. uraeus

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wrrt  
wr
r
r		 t
H8		 I12
wrrt

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: οὐραῖος (ouraîos)

References

  1. ^ Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 37
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