wḏ-mdw
Egyptian edit
Etymology edit
wḏ (“to command”) + mdw (“word”).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛd͡ʒ mɛduː/
- Conventional anglicization: wedj-medu
Verb edit
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compound
- to command, to govern (+ n: to command (someone))
- c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, line 1:
- wḏ-mdw n nn nṯrw jm(j)w.s wn n.j sbꜣw.ṯn
- Commanding to these gods who are inside it: Open your doors to me!
Alternative forms edit
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wḏ-mdw
References edit
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 396.1–396.8
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 74