jrp

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjuːɾap/ → /ˈjuːɾap/ → /ˈʔeːɾəp/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /irɛp/
- Conventional anglicization: irep

Noun

m

wine
- c. 1859 BCE – 1840 BCE, The Story of Sinuhe, version B (pBerlin 3022 and pAmherst n-q) line 82:
  
  wr n.f jrp r mw
  It had wine more abundant than water.

Inflection

Declension of jrp (masculine)

singular	jrp
dual	jrpwj
plural	jrpw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jrp

W22

Z2ss

M43

W21

jrp

jrp

jrp

Derived terms

jrpy
jrpyt
jrpt

Descendants

Demotic: jrp
- Coptic: ⲏⲣⲡ (ērp) (Sahidic, Bohairic), ⲏⲗⲡ (ēlp) (Fayyumic)
→ Old Nubian: ⲟⲣⲡⲁ (orpa)
→ Ancient Greek: ἕρπις (hérpis)

References

Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

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