dḫ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dh"

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛx/
  • Conventional anglicization: dekh

Verb

 2-lit.

1. (intransitive) to hide, to be(come) hidden [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Conjugation of dḫ (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: dḫ, geminated stem: dḫḫ

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
dḫ	dḫw, dḫ	dḫt	dḫ, j.dḫ	dḫ, j.dḫ

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
dḫ	ḥr dḫ	m dḫ	r dḫ

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	dḫ.n	dḫw, dḫ	consecutive	dḫ.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	dḫt
perfective3	dḫ	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	dḫ.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	dḫ, j.dḫ1	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	dḫ	dḫḫ	potentialis1	dḫ.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	dḫ, j.dḫ1	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	dḫ.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	dḫ	active + .tj1, .tw2	dḫ	dḫḫ, dḫḫj6, dḫ2, dḫw2 5, dḫy2 5
imperfective	j.dḫ1, dḫ, dḫy, dḫw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	j.dḫ1, j.dḫw1 5, dḫ, dḫj6, dḫy6	dḫ, dḫw5
prospective	dḫ, dḫtj7	—	dḫtj4, dḫt4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Derived terms

• sdḫ

Verb

 2-lit.

1. (transitive) to overthrow, to defeat [since the 19th Dynasty]

Inflection

Conjugation of dḫ (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: dḫ, geminated stem: dḫḫ

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
dḫ	dḫw, dḫ	dḫt	dḫ, j.dḫ	dḫ, j.dḫ

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
dḫ	ḥr dḫ	m dḫ	r dḫ

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	dḫ.n	dḫw, dḫ	consecutive	dḫ.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	dḫt
perfective3	dḫ	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	dḫ.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	dḫ, j.dḫ1	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	dḫ	dḫḫ	potentialis1	dḫ.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	dḫ, j.dḫ1	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	dḫ.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	dḫ	active + .tj1, .tw2	dḫ	dḫḫ, dḫḫj6, dḫ2, dḫw2 5, dḫy2 5
imperfective	j.dḫ1, dḫ, dḫy, dḫw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	j.dḫ1, j.dḫw1 5, dḫ, dḫj6, dḫy6	dḫ, dḫw5
prospective	dḫ, dḫtj7	—	dḫtj4, dḫt4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.