ḫprw

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḫpr.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ → /ˈχupɾaw/ → /ˈχupɾə/ → /ˈχøpɾ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ (singular); IPA^(key): /χuˈpiɾwaw/ (plural)
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ (singular); IPA^(key): /χuˈpiɾwaw/ (plural)
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈχupɾə/ (singular); IPA^(key): /χəˈpeʔɾə/ (plural)
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈχøpɾ/ (singular); IPA^(key): /χəˈpeʔɾ/ (plural)

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛpɛruː/
  • Conventional anglicization: kheperu

Noun

 m

1. physical form, shape [since the Middle Kingdom]
2. form, mode of being
3. visible form, manifestation
4. cultic image of a god
5. thing that has come into being, creation, development, creature
6. transformation, metamorphosis (usually of the dead)
7. stage of life, age

Inflection

Declension of ḫprw (masculine a-stem)

singular	ḫprw
dual	ḫprwwj
plural	ḫprww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫprw  

ḫprw	ḫprw	ḫprw	ḫprw	ḫpry	ḫprw	ḫprw	ḫprw

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫprw  

ḫprw	ḫprw	ḫprw	ḫprj
[since the 18th Dynasty]	[since the 18th Dynasty]	[since the 18th Dynasty]	[since the 19th Dynasty]

Derived terms

• jrj ḫprw
• ḥbs-ḫprw

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲣⲃⲉ (xrbe), ⲣⲃⲉ (rbe)
• Bohairic Coptic: ϧⲉⲣⲉⲃ (xereb), ⲭⲉⲣⲉⲃ (khereb)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲣⲃ (hrb), ϩⲣⲃⲉ (hrbe)
• Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲣⲃ (hrb)

References

• Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volumes 265.20–266.17, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 189