z-n-wsrt

Egyptian

Etymology

z (“man”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ wsrt (“Wosret”), literally ‘man of Wosret’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛ ɛn wɛsrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: ze-en-wesret

Proper noun

m

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Senusret

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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