wrt

See also: WRT, w.r.t., w/r/t, and wrṱ

English

Preposition

wrt

Alternative spelling of WRT

Anagrams

RTW

Egyptian

Etymology 1

wr (“great”) +‎ -t (adverbializing suffix).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: weret

Adverb

very

Usage notes

This adverb is one of the few elements that can intervene between the predicate of an adjectival sentence and its subject (thus directly following the initial adjective).

Etymology 2

wr (“great”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈwuːɾat/ → /ˈwuːɾaʔ/ → /ˈweːɾə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: weret

Noun

f

(female) great one (common epithet for goddesses)

Inflection

Declension of wrt (feminine)

singular	wrt
dual	wrtj
plural	wrwt

Proper noun

f

a sacred barque

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wrt

wrt

[Middle Kingdom]

Proper noun

f

the Red Crown

Proper noun

f

Alternative form of wrrt (“the White Crown”)

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 330.1–330.6, 331.1–331.3, 331.15–332.10
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 64
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 95 page 71, 95.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wyrt (“plant, herb”).

Noun

wrt

Alternative form of wort (“plant”)

Etymology 2

From Old English wyrt, wyrte (“wort”).

Noun

wrt

Alternative form of wort (“brewing wort”)