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jtrw

jtrw

Egyptian

Noun

i t
r
w mw

(jtrw) m

  1. river
  2. The Nile River.

Usage notes

Variant hieroglyphic writings:

i t
r
w N36
i t
r
w N37
Z2
i t
r
W N36
N23Z1
i t
r
N36
i t
r
i i mw N36
N23
i tW
r
mw N36
N23Z1
i t
r
N36
mw
i t
r
E23 N36
N21Z1

Inflection

Declension
sing. jtrw
dual jtrwwj
plural jtrww

Derived terms

  • k3t jtrw: seasonal work

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ (jɔɔr) (Sahidic), ⲓⲟⲣ (jɔr) (Bohairic)
  • Hebrew: יְאוֹר \ יְאֹר (ye'ór)

Noun

i t
r
w mw N36
N21Z1

(jtrw) m

  1. a schene, a measure of length equivalent to 20,000 mḥw, or 10.5 kilometres.

Inflection

Declension
sing. jtrw
dual jtrwwj
plural jtrww

References

Allen, Middle Egyptian
Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian

  1. 1995, Antonio Loprieno, Ancient Egyptian: A linguistic introduction, ISBN 0-521-44384-9