nfrw-ptḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

From nfrw (“beauty”) +‎ ptḥ (“Ptah”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘the beauty of Ptah’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. a female given name, Neferuptah

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfrw-ptḥ  


nfrw-ptḥ nfrw-ptḥ

References

  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 203.24
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