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Egyptian
Etymology
From ḥrj (“being upon”) + tp (“head”). The noun is thus literally ‘(he who is) upon the head’.
Pronunciation
Adjective
- being atop
- chief, main
Inflection
Declension of
ḥrj-tp (
nisba adjective)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrj-tp
Noun
m
- chief, head, leader
Inflection
Declension of ḥrj-tp (masculine)
See under the adjective section above.
Descendants
References
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 343.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 140.6–140.15
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 97