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Egyptian
Etymology
mꜣꜥ (“(to be) true, just”) + ḫrw (“voice”), thus literally ‘(to be) true of voice’.
Pronunciation
Verb
compound
- to be among the dead who have been judged righteous
- to be justified, to be right
Usage notes
Conventionally, the uses of this term are translated with forms of the word ‘justified’: ‘to be justified’, ‘justified’, ‘justification’, etc., or by the phrase "true of voice".
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
Derived terms
Adjective
- said after mentioning the name of a dead person
Inflection
See under the verb above.
Noun
m
- rightness, justification
See under the verb above.
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