jwn-wr

Egyptian

Etymology

From jwn (“air, wind, seen as holding up the sky”) +‎ wr (“great”), thus ‘the Great Air’, ‘the Great Supporter (of the sky)’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. epithet for the god Shu [Greco-Roman Period]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwn-wr  
jwn-wr

References

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