ẖrj
Egyptian
Etymology 1
ẖr (“under”) + -j (“adverbializing suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /çɛri/
- Conventional anglicization: kheri
Adverb
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- under it, under them
Etymology 2
ẖr (“under”) + -j (“nisba ending”).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /çuˈɾij/ → /çuˈɾij/ → /çəˈɾej/ → /çəˈɾej/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /çɛri/
- Conventional anglicization: kheri
Adjective
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- lower, lying under
- carrying, bearing, having
- being in (a state or condition)
- being the place where (someone) is
― bw ẖr(j).s ― the place where she is
Inflection
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| singular | ẖrj |
ẖrt |
| dual | ẖrjwj, ẖrwj |
ẖrtj |
| plural | ẖrjw, ẖrw |
ẖrwt1, ẖrt2 |
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.
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 forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ẖrj
Derived terms
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲣⲏⲓ (xrēi)
- Bohairic Coptic: ϧⲣⲏⲓ (xrēi)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ϩⲗⲏⲓ (hlēi)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲣⲏⲓ (hrēi), ϩⲣⲏⲉⲓ (hrēei)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲣⲁⲓ (hrai)
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 89, 91–92.