ḫrt-jb
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Egyptian
Etymology
ḫrt (“matters, state, requirements”, feminine of ḫrj, nisba of ḫr (“in the presence of”)) + jb (“heart, mind”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘(what is) in the presence of the heart’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛrɛt ib/
- Conventional anglicization: kheret-ib
Noun
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Usage notes
Often used as the nomen rectum in a direct genitive construction with the meaning ‘(person/thing) of one’s desire’.
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 319.11–319.13
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 294.