wr

See also: WR, ŵr, and -wr

Abinomn

Noun

wr

  1. tree

Egyptian

Etymology

perfective active participle of wrr (“to be great”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

  1. big
  2. great, important
  3. (in titles) chief, main
  4. (interrogative) how much?

Inflection
Declension of wr (perfective active participle)
masculine feminine
singular wr
 wrt
dual wrwj
 wrtj
plural wrw
 wrwt1, wrt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

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Descendants

Noun

 m

  1. one who is important, great
    • 12th Dynasty, Stela of Amenemhat, British Museum, Egyptian Antiquities, E567:






      ḏd.t(w) n.f jj.w m ḥtp jn wrw nw ꜣbḏw
      May "welcome in peace" be said to him by the great ones of Abydos.
  2. a chief or leader of a (generally foreign) group of people

Inflection
Declension of wr (masculine)
singular wr
dual wrwj
plural wrw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wr  
wr

Adverb

  1. much

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 326–327.19, 328.15–329.6, 329.15–329.18
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 72, 95, 281 page 63, 72, 95, 281.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 54

Middle English

Determiner

wr

  1. Alternative form of oure

References

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uːr/

Noun

wr

  1. Soft mutation of gwr.
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