ršwt

See also: rswt

Egyptian

Etymology

ršw (“to rejoice”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈɾiʃwVt/ → /ˈɾiʃwVʔ/ → /ˈɾeʃa/ → /ˈɾeʃə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈɾiʃwVt/

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈɾiʃwVʔ/

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈɾeʃa/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈɾeʃə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛʃuːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: reshut

Noun

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1. joy
   • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 21:

     bw-nb ḫntš(.w) jbw nḏm(.w) ḥꜣtjw ẖr ršwt

     Everybody is glad, minds are sweet, hearts are in joy.

Synonyms

• rš

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲣⲁϣⲓ (raši)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲗⲉϣⲓ (leši)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲣⲉϣⲉ (reše)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲣⲁϣⲉ (raše)

References

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 42