ḫꜣy

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḫꜣj (“to measure”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɑiː/
  • Conventional anglicization: khay

Noun

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1. plumb line
2. guideline

Inflection

Declension of ḫꜣy (masculine)

singular	ḫꜣy
dual	ḫꜣywj
plural	ḫꜣyw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫꜣy  

ḫꜣy

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN