Egyptian
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Etymology
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
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m
river
The Nile River.
Synonym: ḥꜥpj
Inflection
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Declension of jtrw (masculine)
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jtrw
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Demotic: ( yr )
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ ( eioor ) ( Sahidic ) , ⲓⲟⲣ ( ior ) ( Bohairic )
⇒ Demotic: ( yr-ꜥꜣ )
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ( eiero ) ( Sahidic ) , ⲓⲁⲣⲟ ( iaro ) ( Bohairic )
→ Old Persian: 𐎱𐎡𐎼𐎠𐎺 ( Pirāva )
→ Achaemenid Elamite: [script needed] ( [h Pi-ra]-ma )
→ Neo-Assyrian: 𒅀𒊒𒀪𒌑 ( ia-ru-ʾu-u₂ ) [2]
→ Hebrew: יְאוֹר \ יְאֹר ( ye'ór )
m
a schene , a measure of length equivalent to 20,000 mḥw ( “ cubits ” ) (about 10.5 kilometres or 6.5 miles ).
Inflection
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Declension of jtrw (masculine)
References
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^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995 ) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , page 47
^ “Iaruʾu ”, in The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period [1] , (Can we date this quote?)