jzr

Egyptian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjazɾVw/ → /ˈjasɾVw/ → /ˈʔasɾə/ → /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]

Descendants

  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲟⲥⲓ (osi), ⲟⲥ (os)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995), Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 31, 34
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