wr-mꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

wr (“great”) +‎ mꜣw (“seers”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘great(est) of the seers’.

Pronunciation

Noun


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  1. the title of the high priest of Heliopolis

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wr-mꜣw  
wr-mꜣw

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 346.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 142
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