sṯzw

Egyptian

Etymology

Likely shortened from sṯzw-šw (“the raisings/props of Shu”), from sṯzj (“to raise, lift up”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛt͡ʃɛzuː/
- Conventional anglicization: setjezu

Noun

m pl

(plural only) clouds [since the Book of the Dead]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sṯzw

sṯz

sṯz

[Greco-Roman Period]

[Greco-Roman Period]

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 361.15–362.2
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 256

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