r-pr

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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r(ꜣ) (mouth) +‎ pr (house).

Pronunciation

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  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ɾaʀˈpaːɾuw//ɾaʀˈpaːɾuw//ɾəˈpaːɾə//ɾəˈpoːɾ/

Noun

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r
Z1
pr Z1
niwt

 m

  1. false door
  2. temple
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 1:
      inDD
      Hr
      k
      Q2
      ir
      nb
      H ra H
      swt
      Z2ss
      nTrI1S
      Z2
      r
      n
      nw Z2ss
      Dsr
      r
      xprZ3S
      t U30
      iir
      w
      mr
      Z1
      pr
      Z1 Z2ss
      j.nḏ ḥr.k wsjr nb nḥḥ nswt nṯr(w) ꜥšꜣ rnw ḏsr ḫprw štꜣ jrw m rw-prw
      Hail to you, Osiris, lord of eternity, king of gods, numerous of names, sacred of developments, secret of rites in temples!

Inflection

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Unusually, both components of this word inflect for number. In the plural, the plural sign
Z2ss
is sometimes written only once, at the end of the word.

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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References

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