wꜥrt
Egyptian
Etymology
From Proto-Afroasiatic *waˁVr- (“leg”), according to Orel and Stolbova’s very tentative reconstruction.[1] If so, perhaps cognate with Proto-West Chadic *war- (“leg”), whence Goemai warr, and Proto-Central Chadic *wVr (“leg”), whence Musgu werē.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɑːrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: waret
Inflection
Declension of wꜥrt (feminine)
| singular | wꜥrt |
|---|---|
| dual | wꜥrtj |
| plural | wꜥrwt |
Descendants
(From the dual form:)
- ⇒ Sahidic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ (ouerēte)
Inflection
Declension of wꜥrt (feminine)
| singular | wꜥrt |
|---|---|
| dual | wꜥrtj |
| plural | wꜥrwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wꜥrt
Derived terms
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 287.1–287.2, 287.4–287.8, 288.2–288.4
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 99, 313, 458.
- Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) “*waˁVr-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill, § 2506, page 524
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