wḏ-mdw

Egyptian

Etymology

wḏ (“to command”) +‎ mdw (“word”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛd͡ʒ mɛduː/
  • Conventional anglicization: wedj-medu

Verb

 compound

1. to command, to govern (+ n: to command (someone))
   • c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, line 1:

     wḏ-mdw n nn nṯrw jm(j)w.s wn n.j sbꜣw.ṯn

     Commanding to these gods who are inside it: Open your doors to me!

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wḏ-mdw  

wḏ-md

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 396.1–396.8
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 74