jtrw

Egyptian

FWOTD – 30 March 2015

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjatɾaw/ → /ˈjaʔɾaw/ → /ˈjaʔɾ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjatɾaw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaʔɾaw/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaʔɾ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /itɛruː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iteru

Noun

 m

1. river
2. The Nile River.

   Synonym: ḥꜥpj

Inflection

Declension of jtrw (masculine)

singular	jtrw
dual	jtrwwj
plural	jtrww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jtrw  

jtrw	jtrw	jtrw	jtr	jtry	jtrw	jtr	jtrw

Derived terms

• kꜣt jtrw (“seasonal work”)
• jw-m-jtrw

Descendants

• Coptic: ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ (eioor) (Sahidic), ⲓⲟⲣ (ior) (Bohairic)
• → Hebrew: יאור (ye'ór), יְאוֹר \ יְאֹר

Noun

 m

1. a schene, a measure of length equivalent to 20,000 mḥw (“cubits”) (about 10.5 kilometres).

Inflection

Declension of jtrw (masculine)

singular	jtrw
dual	jtrwwj
plural	jtrww

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN