ḥꜥpj
Egyptian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ħVʕˈpij/ → /ħVjˈpij/ → /ħəˈpej/ → /ħəˈpej/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɑːpi/
- Conventional anglicization: hapi
Proper noun
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m
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜥpj
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| ḥꜥp | ||||
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Noun
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m
- (often in the plural) inundation of the Nile
Inflection
| singular | ḥꜥpj |
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| dual | ḥꜥpjwj |
| plural | ḥꜥpjw |
Alternative forms
See under the proper noun section above.
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 337.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 42.11–43.14