msḏr
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See also: msDr
Egyptian
Etymology
From m- (noun-forming prefix) + sḏr (“to lie down”).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈmiscʼiɾ/ → /ˈmist͡ʃʼiʔ/ → /ˈmest͡ʃʼəʕ/ → /ˈmest͡ʃʼəʕ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛsd͡ʒɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: mesdjer
Noun
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Inflection
In Late Egyptian, this word is sometimes feminine, in which case it declines thus:
Alternative forms
Descendants
References
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 48.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN