ḫrj

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See also: ḥrj and ẖrj

Egyptian

Etymology

ḫr (“in the presence of”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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  1. present, in the presence of
  2. adjacent, situated nearby

Inflection

Declension of ḫrj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular ḫrj
 ḫrt
dual ḫrjwj, ḫrwj
 ḫrtj
plural ḫrjw, ḫrw
 ḫrwt1, ḫrt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. 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.

Derived terms

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.
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