jzr

Egyptian

Etymology

According to the neuere Komparatistik school of Egyptian comparison, cognate with Arabic أَثْل‎ (ʾaṯl, “tamarisk”) (whence English athel).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjazɾVw/ → /ˈjasɾVw/ → /ˈʔasɾ/

Noun

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  1. tamarisk

Inflection
Declension of jzr (masculine)
singular jzr
dual jzrwj
plural jzrw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jzr  
jsr jsr js
[Late Egyptian]

References
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31, 34
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