"nb-rꜥ" meaning in Egyptian

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Proper name

IPA: /nɛb rɑː/ (note: modern Egyptological) Forms: nb:ra [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From nb (“lord”) + rꜥ (“sun, Ra”). The exact meaning of this is debated, as there are several possible ways to interpret the name: * With an unwritten first-person suffix pronoun, nb(.j)-rꜥ, a nominal sentence meaning ‘my lord is Ra’. * With such an unwritten pronoun and honorific transposition, rꜥ-nb(.j), a nominal sentence meaning ‘Ra is my lord’. * With the two elements in coordination, as ‘lord and sun (god)’. * With the two elements in a direct genitive construction, as ‘lord of the sun’. Etymology templates: {{af|egy|nb <t:lord>|rꜥ <t:sun, Ra>}} nb (“lord”) + rꜥ (“sun, Ra”) Head templates: {{head|egy|proper nouns|head=<hiero>nb:ra</hiero>}} nb:ra, {{egy-proper noun|m|head=nb:ra}} nb:ra m
  1. A serekh name notably borne by Nebra, a pharaoh of the Second Dynasty Synonyms: ra:nb, rꜤ-nb
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