jtrw
Egyptian
FWOTD – 30 March 2015
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjatɾaw/ → /ˈjatɾaw/ → /ˈjaʔɾə/ → /ˈjaʔɾ/[1]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /itɛruː/
- Conventional anglicization: iteru
Noun
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- river
- The Nile River.
- Synonym: ḥꜥpj
Inflection
Declension of jtrw (masculine)
singular | jtrw |
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dual | jtrwwj |
plural | jtrww |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jtrw
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jtrw | jtrw | jtrw | jtr | jtry | jtrw | jtr | jtrw |
Derived terms
- kꜣt jtrw (“seasonal work”)
- jw-m-jtrw
Descendants
- Demotic:
(yr)
- Coptic: ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ (eioor) (Sahidic), ⲓⲟⲣ (ior) (Bohairic)
- ⇒ Demotic:
(yr-ꜥꜣ)
- Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ (eiero) (Sahidic), ⲓⲁⲣⲟ (iaro) (Bohairic)
- → Old Persian: 𐎱𐎡𐎼𐎠𐎺 (Pirāva)
- → Achaemenid Elamite: [script needed] ([hPi-ra]-ma)
- → Akkadian:
- → Neo-Assyrian: 𒀀𒇉𒅀𒊒𒀪𒌑 (Yaru'u)
- → Hebrew: יְאוֹר \\ יְאֹר (ye'ór)
Noun
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- a schene, a measure of length equivalent to 20,000 mḥw (“cubits”) (about 10.5 kilometres).
Inflection
Declension of jtrw (masculine)
singular | jtrw |
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dual | jtrwwj |
plural | jtrww |
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 105.
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47