wḏ-mdw

Egyptian

Etymology

wḏ (“to command”) +‎ mdw (“word”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

compound

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, 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

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