Aaru

See also: 'a'aru

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Egyptian jꜣrw (“reeds”) as rendered in the outdated 19th-century transcription scheme developed by Karl Richard Lepsius (ȧaru), part of the complete term sḫt-jꜣrw (literally “field of reeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɹuː/

Proper noun

Aaru

1. (Egyptian mythology) In ancient Egyptian mythology, the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules, described as boundless reed fields like those of the Nile Delta.

   Synonyms: Field of Reeds, Fields of Yaru

Anagrams

• AURA, Arau, Aura, aura