ḏsrt

See also: dšrt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from ḏsr (“sacred”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛsrɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: djesret

Noun

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1. a strong ale with an anise flavor which gains a milky appearance when enough water is added to it [since the Pyramid Texts]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏsrt  

ḏsrt

[Pyramid Texts]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 616.7–616.13
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 325
• Abadir, Bassem (1999) “Ḏsr(t). the plant and the drink” in Discussions in Egyptology vol. 45, pages 7–22