wrmt
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛrmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: wermet
Etymology 1
From Proto-Afroasiatic *wurVm-. Possibly related to wrm (“flood, heigh point of inundation”).
Noun
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- (often in plural) awning, roof
- c. 24–23th century B.C.E., Pyramid of King Pepi I, western wall of the corridor hall, Pyramid Text spell 690
- hꜣ ppj pw sḫt.n ḥr zḥ.k ḥr tp.k pšš.n stš wrmwt.k
- O Pepi, Horus has woven his booth upon your head, Seth has spread your roof.
- c. 24–23th century B.C.E., Pyramid of King Pepi I, western wall of the corridor hall, Pyramid Text spell 690
- roof garden, arbour
- crenellation
Inflection
Declension of wrmt (feminine)
| singular | wrmt |
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| dual | wrmtj |
| plural | wrmwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wrmt
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| wrmt |
Etymology 2
Possibly related to wrm (“to grow, to swell”).
Noun
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- a pair of things hanging from the body (testicles?)
Inflection
Declension of wrmt (feminine)
| singular | wrmt |
|---|---|
| dual | wrmtj |
| plural | wrmwt |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 333
- Takács Gábor: A new idea on the origin of πῡραμίς 2019