dšrt

Egyptian

Etymology

From dšr (red) + t (feminine ending), thus literally meaning ‘the red one’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

d
S
r
t
dSrN25

 f

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

Alternative forms

Proper noun

d
S
r
t
S3

 f

  1. The Red Crown, Deshret

Alternative forms

References

  • Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 184
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