ḥrt

See also: hrt, Hrt, HRT, ḫrt, and ẖrt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

ḥr (“upon, atop”) +‎ -t (feminine nisba ending), thus ‘(the one) being atop’. Some early writings of the sense ‘sky’ use determinatives that perhaps instead suggest a connection with the verb ḥrj (“to be distant”).

Pronunciation

Adjective
 f
  1. feminine singular of ḥrj
Inflection
Declension of ḥrt (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular ḥrj
 ḥrt
dual ḥrjwj, ḥrwj
 ḥrtj
plural ḥrjw, ḥrw
 ḥrwt1, ḥrt2
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.
Derived terms

Noun

 f

  1. sky [since the Pyramid Texts]
    Synonyms: pt, nwt
  2. sky as the dwelling-place of gods and the dead king
  3. (figuratively, with following genitive) temple, earthly dwelling-place (of a god) [Greco-Roman Period]
  4. temple roof [Greco-Roman Period]
  5. upper side, upper surface [Medical papyri]
Usage notes

In the Late Period this word is often found in the dual with unchanged meaning.

Inflection
Declension of ḥrt (feminine)
singular ḥrt
dual ḥrtj
plural ḥrwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrt  










ḥrt ḥrt ḥrt ḥrt ḥrt ḥrj ḥrj
[Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [since the end of the New Kingdom] [since the end of the New Kingdom]
Derived terms

Noun

 f

  1. (female) supervisor, boss (+ genitive: of (wet nurses, harem women, a household, etc.)) [since the Middle Kingdom]
  2. epithet for the queen [18th Dynasty]
  3. epithet for the goddess Isis [Greco-Roman Period]
Inflection
Declension of ḥrt (feminine)
singular ḥrt
dual ḥrtj
plural ḥrwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrt  
ḥrt
[since the Middle Kingdom]
Derived terms

Noun

 f

  1. inundation of the Nile [Greco-Roman Period]
  2. water in general [Greco-Roman Period]
Inflection
Declension of ḥrt (feminine)
singular ḥrt
dual ḥrtj
plural ḥrwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrt  


ḥrt ḥrt

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

 f

  1. rock-cut tomb [since the Middle Kingdom]
    Synonyms: jz, ḥꜣt, mꜥḥꜥt
  2. particularly, one of the rock-cut royal tombs of the New Kingdom, such as those at the Valley of the Kings [since the New Kingdom]
  3. necropolis (of a particular city) [since the Middle Kingdom]
  4. afterworld, realm of the dead [Theban royal tombs]
Inflection
Declension of ḥrt (feminine)
singular ḥrt
dual ḥrtj
plural ḥrwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrt  











ḥrt ḥrt ḥrt ḥrt ḥrtt ḥrtt ḥrt ḥrj
[New Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [19th Dynasty] [Late Period] [Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period]

Etymology 3

ḥr (“Horus”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 f

  1. female Horus, Horus-goddess, Horet
  2. epithet for Isis or Hathor
  3. conventional term introducing the serekh name of female pharaohs
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrt  


ḥrt ḥrt ḥrt ḥrt
as a term introducing the serekh name as a term introducing the serekh name
Derived terms
  • ḥrt-nbw
  • ḥrt-nḏt-jt.s

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

 f

  1. (rare) road, path, specifically one by land as opposed to water [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
Declension of ḥrt (feminine)
singular ḥrt
dual ḥrtj
plural ḥrwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrt  


ḥrt ḥrt ḥrj
[Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [Greco-Roman Period]
Descendants

Traditionally linked as a descendant, but rejected as such by Černý:

  • >? Coptic: ϩⲓⲏ (hiē), (plural) ϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ (hiooue)

References

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