Aaru

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/ˈɑːɹuː/

proper noun

In ancient Egyptian mythology, the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules, described as boundless reed fields like those of the Nile Delta.

Similar
Field of ReedsFields of Yaru
OriginEgyptian jꜣrw →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Egyptianhuman sciencesIn 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 & antonyms

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

Similar
Field of ReedsFields of Yaru

Origin

  1. Egyptianjꜣrw“reeds”
  2. EnglishAaru

Learned borrowing from Egyptian jꜣrw (“reeds”) as rendered in the outdated 19th-century transcription scheme developed by Karl Richard Lepsius (ȧaru), part of the complete term sḫt-jꜣrw (literally “field of reeds”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Aaru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aaru

MLA

“Aaru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aaru. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aaru,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aaru.

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