wadjet

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proper noun

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.

OriginEgyptian wAD-t-I12 →
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Meanings

wadjet1

nounwadjet (plural wadjets)

plural wadjets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of udjat (“the Eye of Horus”).

Wadjet2

proper noun

alternative Wadjit

  1. Egyptianhuman sciencesThe 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
butoeye of horus

Origin

  1. EgyptianwAD-t-I12“Wadjet”
  2. EnglishWadjet

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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Translations

Ancient Greek Βουτώ
  • Βουτώ (Boutṓ)The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet
Esperanto Uaĝet
  • UaĝetThe patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet
French Ouadjet
  • OuadjetThe patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet
Greek Βουτώ
  • Βουτώ (Voutó)The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet
Japanese ウアジェト
  • ウアジェト (Uajeto)The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet
Korean 우제트
  • 우제트 (Ujeteu)The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet
Portuguese Uadjet
  • UadjetThe patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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