wꜣḏ-wr
التعريفات والمعاني
== Egyptian ==
=== Etymology ===
wꜣḏ (“green”) + wr (“great”), thus literally ‘The Great Green’.
=== Pronunciation ===
(modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɑd͡ʒ wɛr/
Conventional anglicization: wadj-wer
=== Proper noun ===
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the Sea, encompassing both the Red and Mediterranean Seas
==== Descendants ====
Ancient Greek: -γετοῦ (-getoû)
=== References ===
James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 146.