ẖrj

See also: ḥrj and ḫrj

Egyptian

Etymology 1

ẖr (“under”) +‎ -j (“adverbializing suffix”).

Pronunciation

Adverb
Xr
r		 y
Y1
  1. under it, under them

Etymology 2

ẖr (“under”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /çuˈɾij/ → /çuˈɾij/ → /çəˈɾej/ → /çəˈɾej/

Adjective
Xr
r		 y
  1. lower, lying under
  2. carrying, bearing, having
  3. being in (a state or condition)
  4. being the place where (someone) is
    bwXr
    r    		 s
     ― bw ẖr(j).s ― the place where she is
Inflection
Declension of ẖrj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular ẖrj
 ẖrt
dual ẖrjwj, ẖrwj
 ẖrtj
plural ẖrjw, ẖrw
 ẖrwt1, ẖrt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ẖrj  
Xr
r
ẖr
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲣⲏⲓ (xrēi)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϧⲣⲏⲓ (xrēi)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ϩⲗⲏⲓ (hlēi)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲣⲏⲓ (hrēi), ϩⲣⲏⲉⲓ (hrēei)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲣⲁⲓ (hrai)

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 89, 91–92.
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58
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