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Aaru

/ˈɑːɹuː/

Aaru proper noun: in ancient Egyptian mythology, the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules, described as boundless reed fields like those of the Nile Delta.

Proper noun

Aaru

  1. (Egyptian) In ancient Egyptian mythology, the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules, described as boundless reed fields like those of the Nile Delta.
    Synonyms:
    Field of Reeds, Fields of Yaru

Synonyms of Aaru

  • Field of Reeds
  • Fields of Yaru

Origin of Aaru

Learned borrowing from Egyptian jꜣrw (“reeds”) as rendered in the outdated 19th-century transcription scheme developed by Karl Richard Lepsius (ȧaru), part of the complete term sḫt-jꜣrw (literally “field of reeds”).

Questions about Aaru

What does Aaru mean?
Aaru means in ancient Egyptian mythology, the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules, described as boundless reed fields like those of the Nile Delta.
What part of speech is Aaru?
Aaru is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aaru?
Aaru is pronounced /ˈɑːɹuː/.

Words near Aaru in the dictionary

  1. aaRSs
  2. aarthi
  3. aarthis
  4. aarti
  5. aartis
  6. Aaru
  7. Aarush
  8. aaruul
  9. Aaryanna
  10. AAS
  11. Aasax

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