jnr ḥḏ nfr n rwḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

jnr (“stone”) +‎ ḥḏ (“white”) +‎ nfr (“pleasing, fine”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ rwḏt (“hard stone”), thus literally ‘fine white stone of hard rock’.

Pronunciation

  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /inɛr hɛd͡ʒ nɛfɛr ɛn ruːd͡ʒɛt/
    • Conventional anglicization: iner hedj nefer en rudjet

Noun

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  1. sandstone
    Synonyms: jnr ḥḏ mnḫ n rwḏt, rwḏt

References

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