wr-ḥkꜣw

Egyptian

Etymology

wr (“great”) +‎ ḥkꜣw (plural of ḥkꜣ (“magic”)) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘(the one) great of magic powers’, i.e. ‘one with great magic’.

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. epithet for various gods or the king
  2. a kind of collar [Coffin Texts]

Inflection

Declension of wr-ḥkꜣw (masculine)
singular wr-ḥkꜣw
dual wrwj-ḥkꜣw
plural wrw-ḥkꜣw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wr-ḥkꜣw  


wr-ḥkꜣw wr-ḥkꜣw
[Greco-Roman Period]
as a divine epithet

Noun

 m

  1. curving serpent-headed adze or blade used as a ritual instrument in the opening of the mouth ceremony, a funerary ritual to allow the deceased to eat and drink once more

Inflection

Declension of wr-ḥkꜣw (masculine)
singular wr-ḥkꜣw
dual wrwj-ḥkꜣw
plural wrw-ḥkꜣw

References

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