rnpwt

Egyptian

Etymology

rnpj (“to be fresh”) +‎ -wt.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed Old Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɾinˈpiːwat/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛnpuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: renput

Noun

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(uncountable) fresh plants and fruits collectively [since the Pyramid Texts]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rnpwt

Z2ss

rnpyt

[Middle Kingdom]

Descendants

Coptic: ⲉⲣⲡⲱ (erpō)

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 435.2–435.8

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