ḥꜥpj

Egyptian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ħVʕˈpij/ → /ħVjˈpij/ → /ħəˈpej/ → /ħəˈpej/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɑːpi/
- Conventional anglicization: hapi

Proper noun

m

the Nile River
Synonym: jtrw
the god Hapi

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜥpj

ḥꜥp

[Middle Kingdom]

Noun

m

(often in the plural) inundation of the Nile

Inflection

Declension of ḥꜥpj (masculine)

singular	ḥꜥpj
dual	ḥꜥpjwj
plural	ḥꜥpjw

Alternative forms

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, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 42.11–43.14

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