ḥm

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. the king of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
  2. an incarnation? of a god (e.g. as a statue)

Usage notes

Conventionally, but misleadingly, translated as Majesty due to its common use when addressing or referring to the king; note that the king sometimes also uses it when referring to himself.

Only Egyptian kings were considered nswt and ḥm; foreign kings were regarded as merely ḥqꜣ or wr.

Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
singular ḥm
dual ḥmwj
plural ḥmw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥm  
ḥm

Derived terms

Noun

 m

  1. servant, slave

Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
singular ḥm
dual ḥmwj
plural ḥmw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥm  
ḥmw

Derived terms

Noun

 m

  1. coward

Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
singular ḥm
dual ḥmwj
plural ḥmw

Particle

 enclitic

  1. moreover, and, in addition

Usage notes

This particle has a modal role, indicating assertion or enhanced veracity and relevance.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥm  

ḥmj ḥmw

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 33-34, 68, 183, 198, 234, 281.
  • Uljas, Sami (2007) The Modal System of Earlier Egyptian Complement Clauses: A Study in Pragmatics in a Dead Language, page 24
  • Nederhof, Mark-Jan (2015) Westcar Papyrus, page 2
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.