pr n nḥḥ
Egyptian
editEtymology
editpr (“house”) + n(j) (“of”) + nḥḥ (“eternity”).
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛr ɛn nɛhɛh/
- Conventional anglicization: per en neheh
Noun
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- tomb [Middle and New Kingdoms]
Usage notes
editGenerally found with a suffix pronoun referring to the tomb’s owner appended to pr. A common variant also adds nfr (“pleasing, fine, good”) after pr.
Inflection
editDeclension of pr n nḥḥ (masculine)
singular | pr n nḥḥ |
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dual | prwj nwj nḥḥ |
plural | prw nw nḥḥ |
Alternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of pr n nḥḥ
References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 514.3
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 89