wrt

See also: WRT, w.r.t., w/r/t, and wrṱ

English

Preposition

wrt

1. Alternative form of WRT

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Egyptian

Etymology 1

wr (“great”) +‎ -t (adverbializing suffix).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛrɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: weret

Adverb

1. very

Usage notes

This adverb is one of the few elements that can intervene between the predicate of an adjectival sentence and its subject (thus directly following the initial adjective).

Etymology 2

wr (“great”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈwuːɾat/ → /ˈwuːɾaʔ/ → /ˈweːɾə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈwuːɾat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈwuːɾaʔ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈweːɾə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛrɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: weret

Noun

 f

1. (female) great one (common epithet for goddesses)

Inflection

Declension of wrt (feminine)

singular	wrt
dual	wrtj
plural	wrwt

Proper noun

 f

1. a sacred barque

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wrt  

wrt

[Middle Kingdom]

Proper noun

 f

1. the Red Crown

Proper noun

 f

1. Alternative form of wrrt (“the White Crown”)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 330.1–330.6, 331.1–331.3, 331.15–332.10
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 64
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 71, 95.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wyrt (“plant, herb”).

Noun

wrt

1. Alternative form of wort (“plant”)

Etymology 2

From Old English wyrt, wyrte (“wort”).

Noun

wrt

1. Alternative form of wort (“brewing wort”)