j.ḫm-wrḏ

Egyptian

FWOTD – 21 October 2019

Etymology

j.ḫm (“not knowing”, imperfective active participle of ḫm) +‎ wrḏ (“to be(come) weary”), thus literally ‘(one) not knowing wearying’, because noncircumpolar stars circle in long paths without end.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. noncircumpolar star; a star that rises and sets over the course of a day
    Antonym: j.ḫm-sk
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 5–6:















      nb hnw m pt rswt dwꜣw m pt mḥtt j.ḫmw-sk ẖr st ḥr.f swt.f pw j.ḫmw-wrḏ
      Possessor of acclaim in the southern sky, worshipped in the northern sky, the circumpolar stars are under his care, and the unwearying stars are his residences.

Inflection

Declension of j.ḫm-wrḏ (masculine)
singular j.ḫm-wrḏ
dual j.ḫmwj-wrḏ
plural j.ḫmw-wrḏ

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of j.ḫm-wrḏ  
j.ḫm-wrḏ
[18th Dynasty]

References

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