Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈçuplVw/ → /ˈçuplVw/ → /ˈçuplə/ → /ˈçøplə/
Noun
m
- umbilical cord
- Synonym: npꜣw
- navel
Inflection
Declension of ẖpꜣ (masculine)
| singular
|
ẖpꜣ
|
| dual
|
ẖpꜣwj
|
| plural
|
ẖpꜣw
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ẖpꜣ
Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ϧⲉⲗⲡⲓ (xelpi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲉⲗⲡⲉ (helpe), ϩⲗⲡⲉ (hlpe)
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 297.
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 365.14–365.16