ḥrj-pḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥrj (“being above”) +‎ pḏt (“bow (weapon)”), thus ‘(the one) over the bow’.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ħaɾijˈpiːcʼat/ → /ħaɾijˈpiːtʼaʔ/ → /ħəɾəjˈpiːtʼa/ → /ħəɾəjˈpiːtʼə/[1]

Noun

 m

  1. a high military rank; overseer of the troop

Inflection

Declension of ḥrj-pḏt (masculine)
singular ḥrj-pḏt
dual ḥrjwj-pḏt
plural ḥrjw-pḏt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrj-pḏt  
ḥrj-pḏt

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
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