ḫprw

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḫpr.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ → /ˈχupɾaw/ → /ˈχupɾə/ → /ˈχøpɾ/

Noun
xpr
r		 wY1
Z2

 m

  1. physical form, shape [since the Middle Kingdom]
  2. form, mode of being
  3. visible form, manifestation
  4. cultic image of a god
  5. thing that has come into being, creation, development, creature
  6. transformation, metamorphosis (usually of the dead)
  7. stage of life, age

Inflection
Declension of ḫprw (masculine a-stem)
singular ḫprw
dual ḫprwwj
plural ḫprww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫprw  
xpr
r		 wZ3
xprwZ3
xpr
r		 wA53Y1
Z2
xprwY1
Z2
xpr
r		 iiA53G7
A53wY1
Z2
x p
r		 wY1
Z2
xprr
W		 A53Z3
ḫprw ḫprw ḫprw ḫprw ḫpry ḫprw ḫprw ḫprw
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫprw  
xpr
Z2
xprr
Z2
xprxprxpr
xpr
r		 i
ḫprw ḫprw ḫprw ḫprj
[since the 18th Dynasty] [since the 18th Dynasty] [since the 18th Dynasty] [since the 19th Dynasty]

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲣⲃⲉ (xrbe), ⲣⲃⲉ (rbe)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϧⲉⲣⲉⲃ (xereb), ⲭⲉⲣⲉⲃ (khereb)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲣⲃ (hrb), ϩⲣⲃⲉ (hrbe)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲣⲃ (hrb)

References
  • Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volumes 265.20–266.17, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 189
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 37, 55
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