ḫw.n-jnpw

Egyptian

Etymology

ḫw.n (perfect relative form of ḫwj) +‎ jnpw (“Anubis”), thus literally ‘(he) whom Anubis has protected’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xuːʔɛn inpuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: khu.en-inpu

Proper noun

 m

1. a male given name

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 364.