mryt-rꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

mryt (feminine perfective relative form of mrj) + rꜥ (Ra), thus literally ‘(she) whom Ra loves’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ra
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mriit

 f

  1. a female given name, Merytre

Alternative forms

References

  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, pages 159.7, 161.22
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