nb-mdw-nṯr
Egyptian
editEtymology
editnb (“lord, possessor”) + mdw-nṯr (“sacred writings, hieroglyphic script”, literally “god’s word”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘lord of the god’s word’, i.e. ‘master of sacred writings’.
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛb mɛduː nɛt͡ʃɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: neb-medu-netjer
Noun
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References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 181.6