ḥrj-tp

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥrj (“being upon”) +‎ tp (“head”). The noun is thus literally ‘(he who is) upon the head’.

Pronunciation

Adjective
  1. being atop
  2. chief, main

Inflection

Declension of ḥrj-tp (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular ḥrj-tp
 ḥrt-tp
dual ḥrjwj-tp, ḥrwj-tp
 ḥrtj-tp
plural ḥrjw-tp, ḥrw-tp
 ḥrwt-tp1, ḥrt-tp2
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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrj-tp  


ḥr-tp ḥr-tp

Noun
 m
  1. chief, head, leader

Inflection

Declension of ḥrj-tp (masculine)
singular ḥrj-tp
dual ḥrjwj-tp, ḥrwj-tp
plural ḥrjw-tp, ḥrw-tp

Alternative forms

See under the adjective section above.

Descendants

  • Demotic Egyptian: ḥrj-tp, ḥr-tb
    • → Hebrew: חַרְטֹם (ḥarṭōm), חרטום

References

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