ḥꜥpj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 m

  1. the Nile River
    Synonym: jtrw
  2. the god Hapi

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜥpj  
ḥꜥp
[Middle Kingdom]

Noun

 m

  1. (often in the plural) inundation of the Nile

Inflection
Declension of ḥꜥpj (masculine)
singular ḥꜥpj
dual ḥꜥpjwj
plural ḥꜥpjw

Alternative forms

See under the proper noun section above.

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 337.
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 42.11–43.14
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