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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Preposition
- across from, opposite, facing, before (in front of)
- (with an inanimate object) in accordance with, according to
c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE,
Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 25:
- wḏ.n n.k jt.k gbb jr.n.tw ḫft ḏdt.n.f
- Your father Geb has decreed in your favor, and it has been done according to his word (literally, “what he said”).
- (with an infinitive as object) when, while
Usage notes
Despite the apparent glyph order, this word is read as ḫft and not **ḫtf, as its alternative writings demonstrate.
Inflection
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫft
Derived terms
Adverb
- Abbreviated form of ḫftw (“accordingly”).
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 88.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 70
