mr-wr

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From mr (“canal, pool”) +‎ wr (“great”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

  1. the main canal in the Faiyum, the Bahr Yussef, connecting Lake Moeris to the Nile [since the New Kingdom]
  2. the town of Moeris near Crocodilopolis (modern Faiyum), along the northern side of the Moeris canal [since the New Kingdom]
Usage notes

Earlier sources mistakenly identified this word as referring to Lake Moeris itself, but the word does not seem to have been used this way in Egyptian.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mr-wr  




mr-wr mr-wr
Descendants
  • Demotic: mꜣ-wr, m-wr, mr-wr, mw-wr
    • → Ancient Greek: Μοῖρις (Moîris), Μῠῆρῐς (Mŭêrĭs) — 3rd century BCE, Μοῆρῐς (Moêrĭs) — 2nd century BCE onward, Μεῦρῐς (Meûrĭs) — attested once, 228 BCE
      • Greek: Μοίρις (Moíris)
      • → Latin: Moeris

Etymology 2

From mr (“bull”) +‎ wr (“great”).

Proper noun

 m

  1. Mnevis, a solar bull god venerated in Heliopolis, considered to be embodied in a living black bull selected by the priesthood there and later sometimes treated as an aspect of the god Atum-Ra [since the 18th Dynasty]
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mr-wr  








mr-wr mr-wr mr-wr wr-mr mr-wr mr-wr wr-mr wr-mr
[Late Period] [Late Period]
Derived terms
  • mr (ellipsis of mr-wr)
Descendants
  • Demotic: mr-wr, m-wr
    • → Ancient Greek: Μνεῦῐς (Mneûĭs), Μνηῦις (Mnēûis)
    • Old Coptic: ⲉⲙⲛⲉⲩⲓ (emneui)

References

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