gḥs

See also: GHS and gHs

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /kʼaˈħas/ → /kʼaˈħas/ → /kʼəˈħas/ → /kʼəˈħas/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /kʼaˈħas/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /kʼaˈħas/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /kʼəˈħas/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /kʼəˈħas/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɡɛhɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: gehes

Noun

 m

1. gazelle

Inflection

singular	gḥs
dual	gḥswj
plural	gḥsw

Declension of gḥs (masculine)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of gḥs  

gḥs

Derived terms

• gḥst (“female gazelle”)

 

Descendants

• Coptic: ϭϩⲟⲥ (chos) (Sahidic), ⲭⲁⲥ (khas) (Akhmimic)