r ḏr

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See also: rdr, Rdr, rdr., and r:dr

Egyptian

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Etymology

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r (to) +‎ ḏr (limit).

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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rDr
r
  1. whole, entire
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 143–144:
      nTrdwAAA30twn
      k
      mniwt
      t Z1
      x t
      f
      HrZ1q
      n
      btO38A1
      Z2ss
      tA
      N23 Z1
      rDr
      r
      f
      dwꜣ.tw-nṯr n.k m nwt ḫft ḥr qnbt tꜣ r ḏr.f
      They will thank the god for you in the city in front of the council and the entire land.
  2. all the way (to); to the limit (of)

Usage notes

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When this modifies a noun to mean ‘entire’, ḏr typically takes a suffix pronoun referring to the modified noun.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 64.
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, § 100, page 79