𐦤𐦡𐦫

Meroitic

Etymology

Unknown; one suggestion, taking it to mean ‘water’, derives it from Coptic ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ (eioor, “the Nile”), from Egyptian jtrw.

Noun

𐦤𐦡𐦫 (yer /əra/)

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
1. milk
2. water

See also

𐦠𐦶 (ato /⁠attu⁠/)

References

Rilly, Claude (2016) “Meroitic” in the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, version 1(1), page 9.
Meeks, Dimitri (1973) Liste des mots méroïtiques ayant une signification connue ou supposée, Meroitic Newsletter / Bulletin d'informations méroïtiques № 13, pages 3–20

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