grw
Egyptian
Etymology 1
From gr (“to be still, to be silent”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɡɛruː/
- Conventional anglicization: ɡeru
Noun
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- one who is silent, one who doesn’t talk [Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom]
- a calm, dispassionate, and self-effacing person, seen as wisely living according to Maat (virtue/truth/cosmic order) [Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom]
Usage notes
In the second sense, this word is often followed by epithets such as mꜣꜥ (“just, true”).
Inflection
Declension of grw (masculine)
| singular | grw |
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| dual | grwwj |
| plural | grww |
Alternative forms
Antonyms
- (calm and self-effacing person): wḫꜣ
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɡɛruː/
- Conventional anglicization: ɡeru
Adverb
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of grw
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References
- Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 94, 263
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 180.9–180.11
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 290
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