rrj
Egyptian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the pig’s roaring or grunting.[1]
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈɾiːɾij/ → /ˈɾiːɾij/ → /ˈɾiːɾə/ → /ɾiːɾ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /rɛri/
- Conventional anglicization: reri
Noun
| |
m
Inflection
| singular | rrj |
|---|---|
| dual | rrjwj |
| plural | rrjw |
Descendants
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 438.7
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 151
- ^ te Velde, Herman (1992) “Some Egyptian Deities and their Piggishness” in Luft, Ulrich (ed.), The Intellectual Heritage of Egypt: Studies Presented to László Kákosy by Friends and Colleagues on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday [Fs Kákosy], Studia Aegyptiaca 14, Budapest 1992, page 571