wp-wꜣwt

Egyptian

Etymology

wp (“opener”) +‎ wꜣwt (plural of wꜣt (“way”)) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘opener of the ways’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛp wɑuːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: wep-waut

Proper noun

 m

1. the god Wepwawet

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wp-wꜣwt  

wp-wꜣwt	wp-wꜣwt

Descendants

• Old Coptic: ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓⲉ (oupouoie)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 365, 458.