nswt

Egyptian

noun
Definitions
  • king of Upper Egypt
  • king of (Upper and Lower) Egypt, especially as a divine power (as opposed to ḥm (ḥm), which refers to a particular incarnation that holds that power)

Etymology

Compound from Egyptian nj (of, belonging, belonging to, not, for it, thereto) + Egyptian swt (sedge)borrowed from Sumerian 𒉺𒋼𒋛.

Origin

Sumerian

𒉺𒋼𒋛

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