ḥkꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛkɑ/
  • Conventional anglicization: heka

Noun

 m

1. (usually in the plural) magic, magic spell or act, sorcery

Inflection

Declension of ḥkꜣ (masculine)

singular	ḥkꜣ
dual	ḥkꜣwj
plural	ḥkꜣw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥkꜣ  

ḥkꜣ

Derived terms

• wr-ḥkꜣw

Descendants

• Coptic: ϩⲓⲕ (hik)

Proper noun

 m

1. the god Heka, the personification of magic

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 160–161, 309.