nḏ r
Appearance
Egyptian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]nḏ (“to inquire”) + r(ꜣ) (“mouth”), thus literally “to inquire the mouth”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (reconstructed Old Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˌnacʼˈɾaʀ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛd͡ʒ ɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: nedj er
Verb
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compound
- to consult
References
[edit]- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 257.