r ḏr
Egyptian
Etymology
r (“to”) + ḏr (“limit”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛr d͡ʒɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: er djer
Prepositional phrase
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- whole, entire
- all the way (to); to the limit (of)
Usage notes
When this modifies a noun to mean ‘entire’, ḏr typically takes a suffix pronoun referring to the modified noun.
Synonyms
- r ꜣw
- mj qj
- mj qd
Derived terms
- nb-r-ḏr
- nbt-r-ḏr
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 64.
- Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, § 100, page 79