"Aaru" meaning in English

See Aaru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɑːɹuː/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Egyptian jꜣrw (“reeds”) as rendered in the outdated 19th-century transcription scheme developed by Karl Richard Lepsius (ȧāru), part of the complete term sḫt-jꜣrw (literally “field of reeds”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|egy|jꜣrw|t=reeds}} Learned borrowing from Egyptian jꜣrw (“reeds”), {{m|egy||ȧāru}} ȧāru, {{m|egy|sḫt-jꜣrw|lit=field of reeds}} sḫt-jꜣrw (literally “field of reeds”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Aaru
  1. (Egyptian mythology) In ancient Egyptian mythology, the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules, described as boundless reed fields like those of the Nile Delta. Wikipedia link: Karl Richard Lepsius Tags: Egyptian Categories (topical): Egyptian mythology Synonyms: Field of Reeds, Fields of Yaru
    Sense id: en-Aaru-en-name-HKuTV-B0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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