dšrt

See also: ḏsrt

Egyptian

Etymology

From dšr (“red”) +‎ -t (feminine ending), thus literally meaning “the red one”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈtʼaʃɾat/ → /ˈtʼaʃɾaʔ/ → /ˈtʼaʃɾa/ → /ˈtʼaʃɾə/

Proper noun

 f

  1. The desert that surrounds Egypt and the Nile River Valley.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dšrt  









dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt

Proper noun

 f

  1. The Red Crown, deshret

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dšrt  





dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt

Descendants

  • → English: deshret

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 184.
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