ḥrj-tp
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Egyptian
Etymology
From ḥrj (“being upon”) + tp (“head”). The noun is thus literally ‘(he who is) upon the head’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛri tɛp/
- Conventional anglicization: heri-tep
Adjective
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Inflection
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrj-tp
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Noun
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m
Inflection
Alternative forms
See under the adjective section above.
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, page 343.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 140.6–140.15
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 97
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