ršwt

Egyptian

Etymology

ršw (“to rejoice”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛʃuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: reshut

Noun

f

joy
- c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 21:
  
  bw-nb ḫntš(.w) jbw nḏm(.w) ḥꜣtjw ẖr ršwt
  Everybody is glad, minds are sweet, hearts are in joy.

Synonyms

rš

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 42

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