Egyptian
Etymology
Nominalized from the feminine form of ḫrj (“present, being in the presence of”), itself a nisba adjective from ḫr (“in the presence of”); thus literally ‘what is in the presence (of)’.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- (uncountable) matters, happenings, affairs
- (uncountable) state, condition
- (uncountable) possessions
- (uncountable) requirements (of food)
- (uncountable) products (of a place)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫrt
Derived terms
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 318.10–319.8
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 195