m-ḏr

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See also: mdr, MDR, and mðr

Egyptian

Etymology

m (in) +‎ ḏr (limit, since, because).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

mDr
r
  1. (Late Egyptian) makes a subjunctive-prospective sḏm.f construction serve as a dependent temporal clause
    1. as, when, at the time of, upon (some occurrence)
    2. after, since
    3. while

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ- (n̄te-)

Preposition

mDr
r
  1. (Late Egyptian) because of

Alternative forms

See under the conjunction above.

References

  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 593.15–593.17
  • Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages 89, 108, 140, 143, 159, 224–228, 233