dšrt

See also: ḏsrt

Egyptian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun


 f

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

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dšrt  









dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt dšrt

Proper noun


 f

  1. The Red Crown, Deshret

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dšrt  





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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