Egyptian
Etymology
From ḫpr.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ → /ˈχupɾaw/ → /ˈχupɾə/ → /ˈχøpɾ/
- (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ (singular); IPA(key): /χuˈpiɾwaw/ (plural)[1]
- (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ (singular); IPA(key): /χuˈpiɾwaw/ (plural)
- (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈχupɾə/ (singular); IPA(key): /χəˈpeʔɾə/ (plural)
- (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈχøpɾ/ (singular); IPA(key): /χəˈpeʔɾ/ (plural)
Noun
m
- physical form, shape [since the Middle Kingdom]
- form, mode of being
- visible form, manifestation
- cultic image of a god
- thing that has come into being, creation, development, creature
- transformation, metamorphosis (usually of the dead)
- stage of life, age
Inflection
Declension of ḫprw (masculine a-stem)
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ḫprw
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ḫprwwj
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ḫprww
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫprw
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ḫprw
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ḫprw
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ḫprw
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ḫpry
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ḫprw
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ḫprw
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫprw
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ḫprw
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ḫprw
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ḫprj
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲣⲃⲉ (xrbe), ⲣⲃⲉ (rbe)
- Bohairic Coptic: ϧⲉⲣⲉⲃ (xereb), ⲭⲉⲣⲉⲃ (khereb)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲣⲃ (hrb), ϩⲣⲃⲉ (hrbe)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲣⲃ (hrb)
References
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volumes 265.20–266.17, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 189
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 37, 55