ḥꜣ
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ha
Particle
proclitic
- if only, would that; expresses a wish, with uncertainty about it coming true, or a polite request
Usage notes
This particle must stand at the beginning of a main clause. In nonverbal clauses, it is followed by a nominal subject, a demonstrative pronoun, or a dependent pronoun as subject.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣ
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣ
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 87, 115, 195.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 89
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
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