English Explanatory Dictionary

deshret

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A red crown of Ancient Egypt symbolizing control over Lower Egypt.

Word forms

deshret deshrets

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Egyptian S-r:t*-S3 (dšrt), from S-r-G27 (dšr, “red”) with S3 as determinative + t (-t, feminine ending), thus literally meaning “the red one”.

Synonyms

Red Crown
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