rṯnw

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps a loan word from a toponym cognate with Proto-Semitic *ʔarṣ́-.

Pronunciation

Proper noun



  m./f. topo.

  1. Retjenu (Canaan and Syria)
  2. the people of Retjenu

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rṯnw  



rṯnw rtnw

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 99, 170.
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