wr

See also: WR, ŵr, and -wr

Abinomn

Noun

wr

  1. tree

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwuːɾaw/ → /ˈwuːɾaw/ → /wuːɾə/ → /wøːɾ/

Adjective
wr
r
  1. perfective active participle of wrr: big, great, important, chief
    Synonym: ꜥꜣ
  2. (interrogative) how much?

Inflection
Declension of wr (perfective active participle)
masculine feminine
singular wr
 wrt
dual wrwj
 wrtj
plural wrw
 wrwt1, wrt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲟⲩⲏⲣ (ouēr)

Noun
wr
r

 m

  1. greatness, importance
  2. large amount or degree

Noun
wr
r		 A1

 m

  1. one who is important, great
    • 12th Dynasty, Stela of Amenemhat, British Museum, Egyptian Antiquities, E567:
      D&d t
      n
      f      		 M18iwmR4
      t p      		 in
      wr      		 A1Z3nw
      Z1      		 AbbDw
      O49
      ḏd.t(w) n.f jj.w m ḥtp jn wrw nw ꜣbḏw
      May "welcome in peace" be said to him by the great ones of Abydos.
  2. a chief or leader of a (generally foreign) group of people
    • c. 1208 B.C.E., Merneptah Stele, line 26:
      A62
      W
      A1
      Z2      		 p x
      d
      xr      		 Hr Z1
      D&d      		 SA
      A      		 r
      M
      a      		 A4
      Z2
      wrw p(ꜣ)ḫd ḥr ḏd šꜣrm
      The overthrown princes are saying ‘Peace!’ (lit. ‘Shalom!’)

Inflection
Declension of wr (masculine)
singular wr
dual wrwj
plural wrw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wr  
A19
A62
A1
wrA1
wr wr wr

Adverb
wr
r
  1. much, very

References

Middle English

Determiner

wr

  1. Alternative form of oure (“our”)

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uːr/

Noun

wr

  1. Soft mutation of gwr.
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