pr-m-ws
Egyptian edit
Etymology edit
pr (“(one that) comes forth”) + m (“from”) + ws (“height?”).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛr ɛm wɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: per-em-wes
Noun edit
|
m
- (in mathematical papyri) height of a pyramid
- c. 1550 B.C.E., Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, problem 59:
- mr pr-m-ws n.f jmy m 12
- A pyramid, its height 12 [cubits]
- c. 1550 B.C.E., Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, problem 59:
Descendants edit
Possible descendants; however, see the etymological discussion at πυραμίς (puramís):
- → Ancient Greek: πυραμίς (puramís)
References edit
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 359.1