hꜣ

See also: ḥꜣ and ḫꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ha

Interjection

(chiefly in religious texts) O! (vocative interjection)

Usage notes

This interjection is mainly addressed to the deceased, whose name follows it and is itself often followed by a demonstrative pronoun pn, tn, pw, or tw.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hꜣ

hꜣ

with influence from the
writing of the verb hꜣj

Verb

perfective of hꜣj (“to descend”)

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 199.

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