wadjet

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Wadjet^¹

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

proper noun Wadjit

Egyptian 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.

wadjet^²

noun wadjets

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

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name The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet

한국어	우제트 Ujeteu
日本語	ウアジェト Uajeto
Português	Uadjet
Français	Ouadjet
Ελληνικά	Βουτώ Voutó

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@misc{wadjet_2026,
  title = {wadjet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wadjet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}