sṯzw

sṯzw

Egyptian

Etymology

Likely shortened from sṯzw-šw (“the raisings/props of Shu”), from sṯzj (“to raise, lift up”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛt͡ʃɛzuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: setjezu

Noun

 m pl

1. (plural only) clouds [since the Book of the Dead]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sṯzw  

sṯz	sṯz
[Greco-Roman Period]	[Greco-Roman Period]

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 361.15–362.2
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 256