qrsw

Egyptian

Etymology

qrs (“to bury”) +‎ -w.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛrɛsuː/
- Conventional anglicization: qeresu

Noun

m

coffin, sarcophagus

Inflection

Declension of qrsw (masculine)

singular	qrsw
dual	qrswwj
plural	qrsww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qrsw

A55

qrs

qrsw

[New Kingdom]

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 65.13–65.21
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 281

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