Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly from ḏsr (“sacred”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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- a strong ale with an anise flavor which gains a milky appearance when enough water is added to it [since the Pyramid Texts]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏsrt
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 616.7–616.13
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 325
- Abadir, Bassem (1999) “Ḏsr(t). the plant and the drink” in Discussions in Egyptology vol. 45, pages 7–22