ḫpd

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *paḫVǯ-.[1] Compare also Proto-Semitic *paḫ(i)ḏ-, Arabic فَخِذ (faḵiḏ, “thigh”).

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. (usually in the dual) buttock(s), butt, rump

Inflection

Declension of ḫpd (masculine)
singular ḫpd
dual ḫpdwj
plural ḫpdw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫpd  


ḫpḏ ḫpdwj ḫpdwj
[Coffin texts]
in the dual in the dual

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) “*paḫVǯ-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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