mr-wr

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From mr (“canal, pool”) +‎ wr (“great”).

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed Late Egyptian) IPA^(key): /məˈweːɾ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛr wɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: mer-wer

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. the main canal in the Faiyum, connecting Lake Moeris to the Nile [since the New Kingdom]
2. the town of Moeris near Crocodilopolis (modern Faiyum), along the northern side of the Moeris canal [since the New Kingdom]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mr-wr  

mr-wr	mr-wr

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Μοῖρις (Moîris), Μῠῆρῐς (Muêris); Μοῆρῐς (Moêris); Μεῦρῐς (Meûris)
  • Greek: Μοίρις (Moíris)
  • → Latin: Moeris
    • → English: Moeris

Etymology 2

From mr (“bull”) +‎ wr (“great”).

A canopic jar containing the intestines of a Mnevis bull

Proper noun

 m

1. (religion) Mnevis, a bull-shaped aspect of the god Atum-Ra venerated in Heliopolis; a living bull was selected as the embodiment of this aspect

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mr-wr  

mr-wr	mr-wr	mr-wr

Descendants

• Demotic: mr-wr
  • → Ancient Greek: Μνεῦῐς (Mneûis)
    • → Latin: Mnēvis
      • → English: Mnevis
  • Coptic: ⲉⲙⲛⲉⲩⲓ (emneui)

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
• Vandorpe, Katelijn (2004) “The Henet of Moeris and the Ancient Administrative Division of the Fayum in two parts” in Archiv für Papyrusforschung 50/1, p. 61-78
• Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 392-395, →ISBN