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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- chapel, shrine
Inflection
Declension of kꜣr (masculine)
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣr
By the Middle Kingdom, the r in this word is often supplemented or replaced by j, reflecting a phonetic change.
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 107.12–108.12
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 284
