ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥqꜣ (“ruler”) +‎ ḫꜣst (“foreign land”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘ruler of a foreign land’.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. a foreign ruler generally
  2. one of the Hyksos

Usage notes

This term also commonly appears with the nomen rectum pluralized, as ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣswt (“ruler of foreign lands”).

Inflection

Declension of ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst (masculine)
singular ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst
dual ḥqꜣwj-ḫꜣst
plural ḥqꜣw-ḫꜣst

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst  

ḥqꜣ-n-ḫꜣst ḥqꜣw-ḫꜣswt
with both nouns in the plural

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: Ὑκσώς (Huksṓs), Ὑξώς (Huxṓs)

References

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