wr-mꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

wr (“great”) +‎ mꜣw (“seers”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘great(est) of the seers’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛr mɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: wer-mau

Noun

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the title of the high priest of Heliopolis

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wr-mꜣw

wr-mꜣw

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 346
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 142

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