ḥr-ḏd.f

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥr (“Horus”) +‎ ḏd (“stability”) +‎ .f (“his”), thus ‘Horus is his stability’. Possibly, if the name is written with honorific transposition, it could also be ḏd (“endures”) +‎ .f (“he”) +‎ ḥr (“Horus”), thus ‘He endures, (namely) Horus’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name, Hordjedef or Djedefhor

References

  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 90
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