jrw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

jrj (“to do, to make”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

Noun

 m
  1. rite, ritual, ceremony
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 1:










      j.nḏ ḥr.k wsjr nb nḥḥ nswt nṯr(w) ꜥšꜣ rnw ḏsr ḫprw štꜣ jrw m rw-prw
      Hail to you, Osiris, lord of eternity, king of gods, numerous of names, sacred of developments, secret of rites in temples!
  2. product, creation
  3. form
Inflection
Declension of jrw (masculine)
singular jrw
dual jrwwj
plural jrww

Etymology 2

jrj (“to do, to make”) +‎ -w (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

 m
  1. (in titles) maker, creator


    ― jrw tmw ― creator of mankind
Inflection
Declension of jrw (masculine)
singular jrw
dual jrwwj
plural jrww
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jrw  
jr

References

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