ḫft

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See also: HFT

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Preposition

x t
f
  1. across from, opposite, facing, before (in front of)
  2. (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:
      V25wY1
      n
      n
      k      		 it
      f
      k      		 gbbA40ir
      n      		 twx t
      f      		 D&dt
      n
      f
      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”).
  3. (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

Adverbial forms of ḫft  
x&f&t w
x t
f
x t
f		 ir
y
ḫftw ḫft ḫft jrj

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫft  
x&f&t
ḫft

Derived terms

Adverb

x t
f
  1. Abbreviated form of ḫftw (“accordingly”).

References

  • James P 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
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