rswt

See also: ršwt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈɾis.wat/ → /ˈɾiswaʔ/ → /ˈɾeswa/ → /ˈɾeswə/

Etymology 1

From rs (“to be awake”) +‎ -wt, thus literally ‘awakening (in sleep)’.

Noun

 f

  1. dream [since Middle Kingdom literature]
  2. (figuratively) something insubstantial or trivial
  3. (only in set phrases in morning litanies) awakening


    ― rswt.k ḥtp.tj ― your awakening is peaceful
Inflection
Declension of rswt (feminine)
singular rswt
dual rswtj
plural rswwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rswt  



rswt rswt rs rswj rsjw rs
[New Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [Late Period] [Late Period] [Greco-Roman Period]
Descendants
  • Demotic: rswe, rsw, rsw.t, rswꜣ, rswj

Etymology 2

rsj (“southern”) +‎ -wt.

Noun

 f

  1. south [Pyramid Texts]
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rswt  
rswt
Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

mḥtt
jmnt
jꜣbt
rswt

References

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