nb-r-ḏr

Egyptian

Etymology

nb (“lord”) +‎ r ḏr (“whole, to the limit”), thus meaning ‘Lord to the Limit’, i.e. ‘Lord of All’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛb ɛr d͡ʒɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: neb-er-djer

Proper noun

 m

1. an epithet of the god Atum
2. an epithet of the god Osiris

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147.
• Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, § 100, page 79
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 121