tpr

See also: Tpr and TPR

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb


 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to breathe (air) [since the Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Alternative forms

From the Middle Kingdom, the r in this word is often supplemented or replaced by j, reflecting a phonetic change.

References

  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 296.3–296.4
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 298
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