wꜣḏ

Egyptian

Etymology

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *wrḳ-.[1] Cognate with Proto-Semitic *waraq- (“green”).

Pronunciation

(adjective:)

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwaːʀicʼ/ → /ˈwaːʀitʼ/ → /ˈwoːʔətʼ/

Noun

wAD

 m

  1. papyrus stem (with an umbel)
  2. symbol of Lower Egypt

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Noun

O206

 m

  1. (usually in the plural) a papyriform column or pillar

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Noun

wAD

 m

  1. offspring, generally in reference to the king as son of a god or Horus as son of Osiris

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Noun

wADZ1
O39

 m

  1. a papyrus-stem-shaped amulet conveying freshness and vigour

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Noun

wADZ1
O39

 m

  1. malachite

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Noun

wADD
Y1		 A1

 m

  1. the happy or fortunate

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Noun

wADM2
Z2

 m

  1. green plants in general

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Noun

M14U9

 m

  1. grain

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Verb

wADD
Y1

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) green
  2. (intransitive) to be(come) fresh
  3. (intransitive) to thrive, to flourish

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Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲟⲩⲱⲧ (ouōt)

Adjective

wADD
Y1

  1. green
  2. fresh
  3. thriving, vigorous

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See also

Colors in Egyptian ·
iwn
n		 nwwD3
Z2
(jwnw) (layout · text)
basic colors             
HDD&ra
 (ḥḏ)		             
kmmD3
 (km)		                 
d
S		 rG27
 (dšr)		                 
wADD
Y1
(wꜣḏ)
nonbasic colors         
q
n		 it
N33A
(qnjt)		             
xsbDN33C
 (ḫsbḏ)		         
iir
t		 tywN33C
Z2ss
(jrtjw)

References

  1. 1 2 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31–32
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