ḥr zj jšst

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥr (“upon, because of”) +‎ zj (“which”) +‎ jšst (“what”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɛr zi iʃɛsɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: her zi isheset

Adverb

interrogative

why?
how?

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 457.

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