rd

See also: RD, rd., -rd, Rd., R&D, and R & D

English

Alternative forms

rd.

Noun

rd

Abbreviation of road.
Abbreviation of rad (“unit of measure”).
(knitting, firearms) Abbreviation of round.

Anagrams

D.R., DR, Dr, Dr., dr, dr.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛd/
- Conventional anglicization: red

Noun

m

foot

Inflection

Declension of rd (masculine)

singular	rd
dual	rdwj
plural	rdw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rd

rd

Derived terms

Terms derived from rd

rdw (“staircase”)

rdwj (“servant, footman”)

Descendants

Demotic: rt
- Coptic: ⲣⲁⲧ (rat) (Sahidic, Bohairic), ⲗⲉⲧ (let) (Fayyumic), ⲣⲉⲧ (ret) (Akhmimic)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈɾaːtʼuw/ → /ˈɾaːtʼuw/ → /ˈɾoːtʼ/^[1]

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛd/
- Conventional anglicization: red

Noun

m

bud, shoot

Inflection

Declension of rd (masculine u-stem)

singular	rd
dual	rdwj
plural	rdw

Etymology 3

Verb

2-lit.

(intransitive) to grow

Inflection

Conjugation of rd (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: rd, geminated stem: rdd

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
rd	rdw, rd	rdt	rd, j.rd	rd, j.rd

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
rd	ḥr rd	m rd	r rd

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	contingent
aspect / mood	active	aspect / mood	active
perfect	rd.n	consecutive	rd.jn
terminative	rdt	consecutive	rd.jn
perfective³	rd	obligative	rd.ḫr
imperfective	rd, j.rd¹	obligative	rd.ḫr
prospective³	rd	potentialis	rd.kꜣ
subjunctive	rd, j.rd¹	potentialis	rd.kꜣ

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms	participles
aspect / mood	active	active	passive
perfect	rd.n	—	—
perfective	rd	rd	rdd, rddj⁶, rd², rdw^{2 5}, rdy^{2 5}
imperfective	j.rd¹, rd, rdy, rdw⁵	j.rd¹, j.rdw^{1 5}, rd, rdj⁶, rdy⁶	rd, rdw⁵
prospective	rd, rdtj⁷	rdtj⁴, rdt⁴
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rd

rd

Derived terms

Terms derived from rd

rwḏ (“prosper”)

References

Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 256, 277

↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58

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[Loprieno-1] Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58