wjꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wiɑ/
  • Conventional anglicization: wia

Noun

 m

1. sacred barque
   • c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, line 11:

     ṯwt nṯr pw ḏꜣ wnwwt ḥtp.k wjꜣ ḫpr(j)

     You are this god who sails across the hours as you rest in the barque of Khepri.

Inflection

Declension of wjꜣ (masculine)

singular	wjꜣ
dual	wjꜣwj
plural	wjꜣw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wjꜣ  

wjꜣ

Derived terms

• wjꜣ-n-ḥḥw

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 271.8–272.2
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 56
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 41