Egyptian
Etymology 1
ḫnt (“at the head of”) + -j (nisba ending).
Pronunciation
Adjective
- foremost
Inflection
Declension of ḫntj (nisba adjective)
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masculine
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feminine
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| singular
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ḫntj
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ḫntt
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| dual
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ḫntjwj, ḫntwj
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ḫnttj
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| plural
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ḫntjw, ḫntw
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ḫntwt1, ḫntt2
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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.
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫntj
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈχintit/ → /ˈχintiʔ/ → /ˈχenta/ → /ˈχentə/
Verb
4ae inf.
- (intransitive) to go forward, to advance, to be(come) foremost
- (intransitive) to go upstream, to go southwards
Inflection
Conjugation of ḫntj (fourth weak / 4ae inf. / IV. inf.) — base stem: ḫnt, geminated stem: ḫntt
| infinitival forms
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imperative
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| infinitive
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negatival complement
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complementary infinitive1
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singular
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plural
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ḫnt
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ḫntw, ḫntyw, ḫnt
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ḫntt, ḫntwt, ḫntyt
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ḫnt
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ḫnt, ḫnty
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| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
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| stative stem
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periphrastic imperfective2
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periphrastic prospective2
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ḫnt8
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ḥr ḫnt
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m ḫnt
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r ḫnt
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| suffix conjugation
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| aspect / mood
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active
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contingent
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| aspect / mood
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active
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| perfect
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ḫnt.n
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consecutive
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ḫnt.jn
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| terminative
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ḫntt
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| perfective3
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ḫnt
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obligative1
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ḫnt.ḫr
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| imperfective
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ḫnt, ḫnty
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| prospective3
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ḫntw, ḫnt, ḫnty
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potentialis1
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ḫnt.kꜣ
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| subjunctive
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ḫnt, ḫnty
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| verbal adjectives
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| aspect / mood
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relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
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participles
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| active
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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ḫnt.n
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—
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—
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| perfective
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ḫntw1, ḫnty, ḫnt
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ḫnt
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ḫnty, ḫnt
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| imperfective
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ḫntt, ḫntty, ḫnttw5
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ḫntt, ḫnttj6, ḫntty6
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ḫntt, ḫnttw5
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| prospective
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ḫntw1, ḫnty, ḫnt, ḫnttj7
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ḫntwtj1 4, ḫnttj4, ḫntt4
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1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
3 Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
5 Only in the masculine singular.
6 Only in the masculine.
7 Only in the feminine.
8 Third-person masculine statives of this class often have a final -y instead of the expected stative ending.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫntj
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “go upstream”): ḫdj
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Proper noun
m
- an epithet of the god Set
References