ḥm-nṯr
Egyptian
Etymology
From ḥm (“servant”) + nṯr (“god”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘servant of a god’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħamˌnacaɾ/ → /ˈħamˌnataʔ/ → /ˈħannətə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħɛm nɛt͡ʃɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: hem-netjer
Inflection
Declension of ḥm-nṯr (masculine)
| singular | ḥm-nṯr |
|---|---|
| dual | ḥmwj-nṯr |
| plural | ḥmw-nṯr |
Derived terms
References
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 57
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