Egyptian
Etymology
pr (“house”) + n(j) (“of”) + nḥḥ (“eternity”).
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- tomb [Middle and New Kingdoms]
Usage notes
Generally found with a suffix pronoun referring to the tomb’s owner appended to pr. A common variant also adds nfr (“pleasing, fine, good”) after pr.
Inflection
Declension of pr n nḥḥ (masculine)
| singular
|
pr n nḥḥ
|
| dual
|
prwj nwj nḥḥ
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| plural
|
prw nw nḥḥ
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pr n nḥḥ
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 514.3
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 89