wꜣḏw
Egyptian
Etymology
wꜣḏ (“to be green”) + -w.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɑd͡ʒuː/
- Conventional anglicization: wadju
Noun
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- (uncountable) a green mineral pigment primarily used as eyepaint
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wꜣḏw
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References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 267.9–267.15
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 55