ḏrt

See also: drt, DRT, and drť

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈcʼaːɾat/ → /ˈtʼaːɾaʔ/ → /ˈtʼoːɾə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈcʼaːɾat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼaːɾaʔ/
• (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼoːɾə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛrɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: djeret

Noun

 f

1. hand
2. (of an elephant) trunk

Inflection

Declension of ḏrt (feminine)

singular	ḏrt
dual	ḏrtj
plural	ḏrwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏrt  

ḏrt

Descendants

• Demotic: trt
  • Coptic: ⲧⲱⲣⲉ (tōre) (Sahidic, Akhmimic), ⲧⲱⲣⲓ (tōri) (Bohairic, Fayyumic)

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. (female) calf

Inflection

Declension of ḏrt (feminine)

singular	ḏrt
dual	ḏrtj
plural	ḏrwt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 215 page 112, 215.