Egyptian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ħVʕˈpij/ → /ħVjˈpij/ → /ħəˈpej/ → /ħəˈpej/
Proper noun
m
- the Nile River
- Synonym: jtrw
- the god Hapi
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜥpj
Noun
m
- (often in the plural) inundation of the Nile
Inflection
Declension of ḥꜥpj (masculine)
| singular
|
ḥꜥpj
|
| dual
|
ḥꜥpjwj
|
| plural
|
ḥꜥpjw
|
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[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 42.11–43.14