hnn

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See also: ḥnn, and ẖnn

English

Pronunciation

Interjection

hnn

  1. Indicating thinking or pondering.

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb

h
n
n		 D41
D40

 2ae gem. or 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to load, to burden (something) so that it bends down
  2. (transitive) to incline or nod (one’s head) in assent
  3. (transitive) to heed, to attend to (someone’s words or speech)
  4. (reflexive) to take one’s leave (+ n or ḥr: of (someone or something))
  5. (intransitive, of the heart) to trust (+ ḥr: in)
  6. (intransitive) to incline one’s head or nod in assent

Inflection

Originally a second geminate verb:

Conjugation of hnn (second geminate / 2ae gem. / II. gem.) — base stem: hn, geminated stem: hnn
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
hnn8
 hnn
 hnnt
 hnn, hn
 hnn, hn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
hnn, hn
 ḥr hnn
 m hnn
 r hnn
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect hnn.n, hn.n
 hn
 consecutive hn.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative hnnt
perfective3 hn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 hnn.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective hnn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 hnn
 hnn
 potentialis1 hn.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive hn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect hn.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective hn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 hn
 hn, hnw5, hny5
imperfective hnn, hnny, hnnw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 hnn, hnnj6, hnny6
 hnn, hnnw5
prospective hn, hntj7
 — hnntj4, hnnt4
  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.
  8. hn before suffix pronouns.

Later changed to inflect as a strong biliteral:

Conjugation of hn (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: hn, geminated stem: hnn
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
hn
 hnw, hn
 hnt
 hn, j.hn
 hn, j.hn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
hn
 ḥr hn
 m hn
 r hn
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect hn.n
 hnw, hn
 consecutive hn.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative hnt
perfective3 hn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 hn.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective hn, j.hn1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 hn
 hnn
 potentialis1 hn.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive hn, j.hn1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect hn.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective hn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 hn
 hnn, hnnj6, hn2, hnw2 5, hny2 5
imperfective j.hn1, hn, hny, hnw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 j.hn1, j.hnw1 5, hn, hnj6, hny6
 hn, hnw5
prospective hn, hntj7
 — hntj4, hnt4
  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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hnn  
h
n
n		 D41
hnn

References

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