wrt
English
Preposition
wrt
- Alternative spelling of WRT.
Anagrams
Egyptian
Etymology 1
wr (“great”) + -t (adverbializing suffix).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: weret
Adverb
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Usage notes
This adverb is one of the few elements that can intervene between the predicate of an adjectival sentence and its subject (thus directly following the initial adjective).
Etymology 2
wr (“great”) + -t (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwuːɾat/ → /ˈwuːɾaʔ/ → /ˈweːɾə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: weret
Noun
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f
- (female) great one (common epithet for goddesses)
- used with unclear meaning in jmj wrt and related terms
Inflection
| singular | wrt |
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| dual | wrtj |
| plural | wrwt |
Derived terms
Proper noun
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f
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wrt
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Proper noun
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f
- the Red Crown
Proper noun
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f
- alternative form of wrrt (“the White Crown”)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 330.1–330.6, 331.1–331.3, 331.15–332.10
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 64
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 71, 95.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English wyrt (“plant, herb”).
Noun
wrt
- alternative form of wort (“plant”)
Etymology 2
From Old English wyrt, wyrte (“wort”).
Noun
wrt
- alternative form of wort (“brewing wort”)