mry

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛriː/
  • Conventional anglicization: mery

Etymology 1

Adjective

1. perfective passive participle of mrj: beloved

Inflection

Declension of mry (perfective passive participle)

	masculine	feminine
singular	mr, mry	mrt, mryt
dual	mrwj, mrywj	mrtj, mrytj
plural	mrw, mryw	mrwt1, mrt2, mrywt1, mryt2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Derived terms

See under the main verb.

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

1. Alternative form of mr (“(fighting) bull”)