"nṯr-ꜥꜣ" meaning in Egyptian

See nṯr-ꜥꜣ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /nacaɾˈʕaʀ/ (note: reconstructed), /nataʔˈʕaʀ/ (note: reconstructed), /nətəˈʕaʔ/ (note: reconstructed), /nətəˈʕaʔ/ (note: reconstructed), /nacaɾˈʕaʀ/ (note: Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE), /nataʔˈʕaʀ/ (note: Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE), /nətəˈʕaʔ/ (note: Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE), /nətəˈʕaʔ/ (note: latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE), /nɛt͡ʃɛr ɑːʔɑ/ (note: modern Egyptological) Forms: nTr-aA [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: nṯr (“god”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, elder”), thus (conventionally) ‘the great god’ or (more accurately) ‘the elder god’. Etymology templates: {{af|egy|nṯr|ꜥꜣj|alt2=ꜥꜣ|t1=god|t2=great, elder}} nṯr (“god”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, elder”) Head templates: {{head|egy|proper nouns|head=<hiero>nTr-aA</hiero>}} nTr-aA, {{egy-proper noun|m|head=<hiero>nTr-aA</hiero>}} nTr-aA m
  1. epithet for the dead former king, in contrast to nṯr-nfr for the currently living king
    Sense id: en-nṯr-ꜥꜣ-egy-name-LomMl-Vn Categories (other): Egyptian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Divine epithets, Royal epithets Disambiguation of Egyptian entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 45 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of Divine epithets: 41 40 19 Disambiguation of Royal epithets: 42 40 18
  2. epithet for the senior king in a coregency, in contrast to nṯr-nfr for the junior king
    Sense id: en-nṯr-ꜥꜣ-egy-name-3cnpqfDa Categories (other): Egyptian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Divine epithets, Royal epithets Disambiguation of Egyptian entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 45 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of Divine epithets: 41 40 19 Disambiguation of Royal epithets: 42 40 18
  3. a very common epithet of various gods, especially Osiris and Ra
    Sense id: en-nṯr-ꜥꜣ-egy-name-FnWbxcv4 Categories (other): Egyptian entries with incorrect language header, Divine epithets, Royal epithets Disambiguation of Egyptian entries with incorrect language header: 44 42 14 Disambiguation of Divine epithets: 41 40 19 Disambiguation of Royal epithets: 42 40 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jmꜣḫw-ḫr-nṯr-ꜥꜣ
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jmꜣḫw-ḫr-nṯr-ꜥꜣ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-old",
            "2": "ⲛⲉⲧⲱ"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲱ (netō)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲱ (netō)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲛⲉⲧⲟ"
          },
          "expansion": "Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲟ (neto)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Dialect K"
          },
          "expansion": "(Dialect K)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲟ (neto), ⲛⲉⲧⲁ (neta) (Dialect K)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "nṯr",
        "3": "ꜥꜣj",
        "alt2": "ꜥꜣ",
        "t1": "god",
        "t2": "great, elder"
      },
      "expansion": "nṯr (“god”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, elder”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "nṯr (“god”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, elder”), thus (conventionally) ‘the great god’ or (more accurately) ‘the elder god’.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nTr-aA",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "head": "<hiero>nTr-aA</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nTr-aA",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "<hiero>nTr-aA</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nTr-aA m",
      "name": "egy-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian",
  "lang_code": "egy",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 42 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 45 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 46 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "41 40 19",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 40 18",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "epithet for the dead former king, in contrast to nṯr-nfr for the currently living king"
      ],
      "id": "en-nṯr-ꜥꜣ-egy-name-LomMl-Vn",
      "links": [
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet#English"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead#English"
        ],
        [
          "former",
          "former#English"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king#English"
        ],
        [
          "nṯr-nfr",
          "nṯr-nfr#Egyptian"
        ],
        [
          "currently",
          "currently#English"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 42 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 45 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 46 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 40 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "egy",
          "name": "Divine epithets",
          "orig": "egy:Divine epithets",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 40 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "egy",
          "name": "Royal epithets",
          "orig": "egy:Royal epithets",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "epithet for the senior king in a coregency, in contrast to nṯr-nfr for the junior king"
      ],
      "id": "en-nṯr-ꜥꜣ-egy-name-3cnpqfDa",
      "links": [
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet#English"
        ],
        [
          "senior",
          "senior#English"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king#English"
        ],
        [
          "coregency",
          "coregency#English"
        ],
        [
          "nṯr-nfr",
          "nṯr-nfr#Egyptian"
        ],
        [
          "junior",
          "junior#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 42 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 40 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "egy",
          "name": "Divine epithets",
          "orig": "egy:Divine epithets",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 40 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "egy",
          "name": "Royal epithets",
          "orig": "egy:Royal epithets",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "An offering given by the king and Osiris, the Lord of Djedu, the Elder God, the Lord of Abydos […]",
          "ref": "12th Dynasty, Coffin of Nakht (PM 5999)",
          "text": "sw-t:Htp-di-ir:st-A40-nb-Dd-d:O49-w-nTr-O29V-nb-Ab-b-Dw:O49\nḥtp ḏj nswt wsjr nb-ḏdw nṯr-ꜥꜣ nb-ꜣbḏw […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a very common epithet of various gods, especially Osiris and Ra"
      ],
      "id": "en-nṯr-ꜥꜣ-egy-name-FnWbxcv4",
      "links": [
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet#English"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god#English"
        ],
        [
          "Osiris",
          "Osiris#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ra",
          "Ra#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nacaɾˈʕaʀ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nataʔˈʕaʀ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nətəˈʕaʔ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nətəˈʕaʔ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nacaɾˈʕaʀ/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nataʔˈʕaʀ/",
      "note": "Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nətəˈʕaʔ/",
      "note": "Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nətəˈʕaʔ/",
      "note": "latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛt͡ʃɛr ɑːʔɑ/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nṯr-ꜥꜣ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Egyptian compound terms",
    "Egyptian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Egyptian lemmas",
    "Egyptian masculine nouns",
    "Egyptian multiword terms",
    "Egyptian proper nouns",
    "Egyptian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "egy:Divine epithets",
    "egy:Royal epithets"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "jmꜣḫw-ḫr-nṯr-ꜥꜣ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop-old",
            "2": "ⲛⲉⲧⲱ"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲱ (netō)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲱ (netō)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲛⲉⲧⲟ"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Dialect K"
          },
          "expansion": "(Dialect K)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲟ (neto), ⲛⲉⲧⲁ (neta) (Dialect K)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "nṯr",
        "3": "ꜥꜣj",
        "alt2": "ꜥꜣ",
        "t1": "god",
        "t2": "great, elder"
      },
      "expansion": "nṯr (“god”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, elder”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "nṯr (“god”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, elder”), thus (conventionally) ‘the great god’ or (more accurately) ‘the elder god’.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nTr-aA",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "head": "<hiero>nTr-aA</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nTr-aA",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "<hiero>nTr-aA</hiero>"
      },
      "expansion": "nTr-aA m",
      "name": "egy-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Egyptian",
  "lang_code": "egy",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "epithet for the dead former king, in contrast to nṯr-nfr for the currently living king"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet#English"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead#English"
        ],
        [
          "former",
          "former#English"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king#English"
        ],
        [
          "nṯr-nfr",
          "nṯr-nfr#Egyptian"
        ],
        [
          "currently",
          "currently#English"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "epithet for the senior king in a coregency, in contrast to nṯr-nfr for the junior king"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet#English"
        ],
        [
          "senior",
          "senior#English"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king#English"
        ],
        [
          "coregency",
          "coregency#English"
        ],
        [
          "nṯr-nfr",
          "nṯr-nfr#Egyptian"
        ],
        [
          "junior",
          "junior#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Egyptian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "An offering given by the king and Osiris, the Lord of Djedu, the Elder God, the Lord of Abydos […]",
          "ref": "12th Dynasty, Coffin of Nakht (PM 5999)",
          "text": "sw-t:Htp-di-ir:st-A40-nb-Dd-d:O49-w-nTr-O29V-nb-Ab-b-Dw:O49\nḥtp ḏj nswt wsjr nb-ḏdw nṯr-ꜥꜣ nb-ꜣbḏw […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a very common epithet of various gods, especially Osiris and Ra"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet#English"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god#English"
        ],
        [
          "Osiris",
          "Osiris#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ra",
          "Ra#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nacaɾˈʕaʀ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nataʔˈʕaʀ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nətəˈʕaʔ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nətəˈʕaʔ/",
      "note": "reconstructed"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nacaɾˈʕaʀ/",
      "note": "Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nataʔˈʕaʀ/",
      "note": "Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nətəˈʕaʔ/",
      "note": "Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nətəˈʕaʔ/",
      "note": "latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛt͡ʃɛr ɑːʔɑ/",
      "note": "modern Egyptological"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nṯr-ꜥꜣ"
}

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