grḥ

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See also: grH, and grh

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

g
r		 HD41
Y1

 m

  1. end, ending
Inflection
Declension of grḥ (masculine)
singular grḥ
dual grḥwj
plural grḥw

Verb

g
r		 H

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) be quiet, be peaceful
Inflection
Conjugation of grḥ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: grḥ, geminated stem: grḥḥ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
grḥ
 grḥw, grḥ
 grḥt
 grḥ
 grḥ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
grḥ
 ḥr grḥ
 m grḥ
 r grḥ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect grḥ.n
 grḥw, grḥ
 consecutive grḥ.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative grḥt
perfective3 grḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 grḥ.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective grḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 grḥ
 grḥḥ
 potentialis1 grḥ.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive grḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect grḥ.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective grḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 grḥ
 grḥ, grḥw5, grḥy5
imperfective grḥ, grḥy, grḥw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 grḥ, grḥj6, grḥy6
 grḥ, grḥw5
prospective grḥ, grḥtj7
 — grḥtj4, grḥt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.
Derived terms

(quiet down, make calm, pacify)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈkʼaːɾaħ/ → /ˈkʼaːɾaħ/ → /ˈkʼaːɾəħ/ → /ˈkʼoːɾəħ/

Noun

g
r		 HN2

 m

  1. night
    • c. 1401 BCE, Amduat of Amenhotep II (tomb of Amenhotep II, KV35) First Hour, closing text, line 11:
      iTit
      a      		 kg
      r      		 HN2inin&t&k h
      r      		 H_SPACE
      ra      		 w
      jt.k grḥ jnt.k hrw
      May you take away the night; may you bring the day.
Inflection
Declension of grḥ (masculine)
singular grḥ
dual grḥwj
plural grḥw
Antonyms
Descendants

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 84, 107.
  • Leprohon, Ronald J. (2013) The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary‎, SBL Press, →ISBN
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