Egyptian Etymology ḏr (“since”) + bꜣḥ (“phallus”). Pronunciation (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛr bɑh/ Conventional anglicization: djer bah Adverb previously, before References James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 336.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.