ḥrj-tp

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥrj (“being upon”) +‎ tp (“head”).

Pronunciation

Adjective


  1. being atop
  2. chief, main

Inflection
Declension of ḥrj-tp (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular ḥrj-tp
 ḥrt-tp
dual ḥrjwj-tp, ḥrwj-tp
 ḥrtj-tp
plural ḥrjw-tp, ḥrw-tp
 ḥrwt-tp1, ḥrt-tp2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrj-tp  


ḥr-tp ḥr-tp

Noun


 m

  1. chief, head, leader

Inflection
Declension of ḥrj-tp (masculine)
singular ḥrj-tp
dual ḥrjwj-tp, ḥrwj-tp
plural ḥrjw-tp, ḥrw-tp

Alternative forms

See under the adjective 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 343.
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 140.6–140.15
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 97
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