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Egyptian
Etymology
ḥnꜥ (“along with”) + -j (nisba ending).
Pronunciation
Adjective
- accompanying
Inflection
Declension of
ḥnꜥj (
nisba adjective)
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masculine
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feminine
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| singular
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ḥnꜥj
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ḥnꜥt
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| dual
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ḥnꜥjwj, ḥnꜥwj
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ḥnꜥtj
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| plural
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ḥnꜥjw, ḥnꜥw
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ḥnꜥwt1, ḥnꜥt2
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- Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
- From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
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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 91.
