dšrt

See also: ḏsrt

Egyptian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈtʼaʃɾat/ → /ˈtʼaʃɾaʔ/ → /ˈtʼaʃɾa/ → /ˈtʼaʃɾə/

Proper noun
d
S		 r
t		 dSrN25

 f

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

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dšrt  
d
S		 r
t		 N25
dSrr
t
N25
dSrr
t		 N25
d
S		 r
t O50
dSrt
N25
d
N38
r		 t
N25
dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt

Proper noun
d
S		 r
t		 S3

 f

  1. The Red Crown, Deshret

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dšrt  
S3
dSrr
t		 S3
dSr
r		 t
S3
d
S		 r
t Z5		 G7
dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 184.
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