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wadjet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
wad-jet
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet, known as Buto to the Greeks. Wadjet takes the form of a cobra and is associated with the Eye of Horus.

noun

Alternative form of udjat (“the Eye of Horus”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian wAD-t-I12 (wꜣḏt, “Wadjet”, literally “green one”), an allusion to the skin of the cobra. Doublet of Buto.

Inflected Forms

Wadjit (alternative) wadjets (plural)

Questions

What does wadjet mean?
The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet, known as Buto to the Greeks. Wadjet takes the form of a cobra and is associated with the Eye of Horus.
Where does wadjet come from?
Borrowed from Egyptian wAD-t-I12 (wꜣḏt, “Wadjet”, literally “green one”), an allusion to the skin of the cobra. Doublet of Buto.

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