m-ḏr

See also: mdr, MDR, and mðr

Egyptian

Etymology

m (“in”) +‎ ḏr (“limit, since, because”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm d͡ʒɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: em-djer

Conjunction

1. (Late Egyptian) makes a subjunctive-prospective sḏm.f construction serve as a dependent temporal clause
   1. as, when, at the time of, upon (some occurrence)
   2. after, since
   3. while

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m-ḏr  

n-ḏr	mn-ḏr	m-dj	m-djt	m-djꜣyt	m-ḏrtj

Descendants

• Coptic: ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ- (n̄te-)

Preposition

1. (Late Egyptian) because of

Alternative forms

See under the conjunction above.

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 593.15–593.17
• Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages 89, 108, 140, 143, 159, 224–228, 233