jnr ḥḏ mnḫ n rwḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

jnr (“stone”) +‎ ḥḏ (“white”) +‎ mnḫ (“effective, worthwhile”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ rwḏt (“hard stone”), thus literally ‘worthwhile white stone of hard rock’.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed Old Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈjaːnaɾ ˈħuːcʼaw ˈmaːniχ nij ˈɾawcʼit/

  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /inɛr hɛd͡ʒ mɛnɛx ɛn ruːd͡ʒɛt/
    • Conventional anglicization: iner hedj menekh en rudjet

Noun
in
r
O39		 HDmn
n		 x U22
Y1		 nrwD
t O39

 m

  1. (rare) sandstone
    Synonyms: jnr ḥḏ nfr n rwḏt, rwḏt

References
  • Harrell, James A. (2012) “Building Stones” in the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, version 1(1), page 2.
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