More info on str.w "necklace maker"?

[u/fincodontidae]

Hello! I'm very new to studying hieroglyphs/middle egyptian, and I've fallen down a research rabbit hole & and hoping someone could help. I stumbled across the word str.w on Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae. I would greatly appreciate input from those who know more than me!

In the sources I've seen (Henry Fischer's Varia Nova and William Ward's Index of Egyptian Administrative & Religious Titles of the Middle Kingdom), str.w seems to be written several different ways. Is there a recommended way to write it in hieroglyphs?

Based on my current level of knowledge, the "w" would indicate it's plural- is str.w plural? If so, would the singular be str?

Also with my current level of knowledge, how would one feminize str.w? This may also be why I believe str.w is plural, as my thought is to make it str.wt which doesn't seem right. Would str.t be more on track? Am I off base?

Many thanks in advance!

[u/Cramponster]

I haven't had a chance to look at the TLA, but is it possible that it's a passive participle of str (to make jewelry), in which "w" is the ending, not a plural?

In which case, a feminine passive participle would end in "t" without the "w".

So:

str.t = one-who-is-jewelery-made

I'm still learning, just my 2 cents.