nb-r-ḏr

Egyptian

Etymology

nb (“lord”) +‎ r ḏr (“whole, to the limit”), thus meaning ‘Lord to the Limit’, i.e. ‘Lord of All’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛb ɛr d͡ʒɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: neb-er-djer

Proper noun

m

an epithet of the god Atum
an epithet of the god Osiris

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147
Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, revised 3rd edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, § 100, page 79
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 121

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