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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
m
river
The Nile River.
Synonym: ḥꜥpj
Inflection
Declension of jtrw (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jtrw
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
m
a schene , a measure of length equivalent to 20,000 mḥw ( “ cubits ” ) (about 10.5 kilometres ).
Inflection
Declension of jtrw (masculine)
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
^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995 ) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , page 47