ḫrt
Egyptian edit
Etymology edit
Nominalized from the feminine form of ḫrj (“present, being in the presence of”), itself a nisba adjective from ḫr (“in the presence of”); thus literally ‘what is in the presence (of)’.
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: kheret
Noun edit
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- (uncountable) matters, happenings, affairs
- (uncountable) state, condition
- (uncountable) possessions
- (uncountable) requirements (of food)
- (uncountable) products (of a place)
Alternative forms edit
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫrt
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Derived terms edit
References edit
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 318.10–319.8
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 195