wrmt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Afroasiatic *wurVm-. Possibly related to wrm (“flood, heigh point of inundation”).

Noun
wr
r		 mt
O169

 f

  1. (often in the plural) awning, roof
    • c. 24–23th century B.C.E., Pyramid of King Pepi I, western wall of the corridor hall, Pyramid Text spell 690
      hA<
      ppii
      		>pwsx
      t      		 T26
      n      		 G5zHO22fHr
      tp      		 kp
      S      		 S
      n      		 st
      S      		 wr
      r      		 mt
      O169
      O169
      O169
      k
      hꜣ ppj pw sḫt.n ḥr zḥ.k ḥr tp.k pšš.n stš wrmwt.k
      O Pepi, Horus has woven his booth upon your head, Seth has spread your roof.
  2. roof garden, arbour
  3. crenellation
Inflection
Declension of wrmt (feminine)
singular wrmt
dual wrmtj
plural wrmwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wrmt  
wr
r		 mtO36
wrmt

Etymology 2

Possibly related to wrm (“to grow, to swell”).

Noun
wr
r		 m
t

F51DF51D

 f

  1. a pair of things hanging from the body (testicles?)
Inflection
Declension of wrmt (feminine)
singular wrmt
dual wrmtj
plural wrmwt

References
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 333
  • Takács Gábor: A new idea on the origin of πῡραμίς 2019
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