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Where does “nṯrj” come from?

nṯrj (Egyptian) comes from Egyptian -j, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

nṯrj (Egyptian): to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy

Definitions

  1. to be divine; to make divine; divine, holy

Ancestry of “nṯrj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian-jMarks the dual form of nouns and adjectives....
2Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
3Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—

Words derived from “nṯrj”

  • nitrogen
  • nitrogenous
  • nitrocellulose
  • Nitro
  • nitroglycerine
  • nitrobenzene
  • nitrogenase
  • niter
  • natron
  • dinitrogen
  • nitrofurantoin
  • nitrophenol
  • nitrophenyl
  • trinitrotoluene
  • nitromethane
  • nitrotyrosine
  • nitrometer
  • nitroxyl
  • nitrotoluene
  • trona
  • nitroimidazole
  • nitrobenzoic
  • nonnitrogenous
  • nitroaniline
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