wꜥbw

Egyptian

Etymology

wꜥb (“to be(come) pure, clean”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɑːbuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: wabu

Noun

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1. pure or sacred robe worn by gods and the dead

Inflection

Declension of wꜥbw (masculine)

singular	wꜥbw
dual	wꜥbwwj
plural	wꜥbww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wꜥbw  

wꜥbw	wꜥb	wꜥb
[Middle Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]	[Greco-Roman Period]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 283.17–283.18
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 57