ꜣwj ḏrt

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜣwj (“to be long, to extend, to give an offering”) +‎ ḏrt (“hand”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑuːi d͡ʒɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: awi djeret

Verb

compound

to be generous
Used in ꜣwj ḏrt r.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ꜣwj,‎ ḏrt.

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 582.12
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1

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