ḏr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dr"

Egyptian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

 m

1. limit, end

Inflection

Declension of ḏr (masculine)

singular	ḏr
dual	ḏrwj
plural	ḏrw

Derived terms

• rww-ḏr-jꜣḫw
• r ḏr

Preposition

1. since, from the time of
2. (often with a verb in the terminative as object) since, because

Inflection

Adverbial forms of ḏr  

ḏr

Derived terms

• ḏr bꜣḥ
• ḏr ntt

Adverb

1. done, over, finished

Proper noun

 m

1. a serekh name notably borne by Djer, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty

Descendants

Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲣⲏϫ⸗ (arēč⸗)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 89, 142, 316.
• Petrie, Flinders (1901) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part II, plate XII-3
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984), Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 171
• “TLA lemma no. C204 (ⲁⲣⲏϫ⸗)”, in Coptic Dictionary Online‎, the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), 7 November 2025 (last accessed)