Egyptian
Etymology
From ꜣwj-ꜥ (“to extend one’s arm, to offer”), thus literally ‘stretching out the arm’.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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- an epithet of the goddess Nekhbet
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwt-ꜥ
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ꜣw-ꜥ
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Noun
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- offering(s), gift(s) [since Middle Kingdom literature]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwt-ꜥ
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ꜣwt-ꜥ
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ꜣw-ꜥ
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ꜣw-ꜥ
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[Greco-Roman Period]
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References
- Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, pages 4–5
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 5.6–5.7
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 2