jn-ḥrt

Egyptian

ini&n

N31

Etymology

From jn (“(one who) carries”) +‎ ḥrt (“(what is) above, heaven”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /jaˈnijħarit/ → /jaˈnijħariʔ/ → /ʔaˈneʔħəra/ → /ʔaˈneʔħərə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /in hɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: in-heret

Proper noun

m

Anhur/Anhor/Onuris, Egyptian god of war and hunting.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jn-ḥrt

ini

N31

jn-ḥrt

Descendants

Middle Babylonian: [script needed] (na-aḫ-ra-) in [script needed] (na-aḫ-ra-ma-áš-ši)
Ancient Greek: Ὄνουρις (Ónouris)

References

Gundacker, Roman (2018) “Retention or Rejection: The Fate of ‘Ältere Komposita’ at the Transition from the ‘Dreisilbengesetz’ to the ‘Zweisilbengesetz’” in Tradition and Transformation in Ancient Egypt, page 159

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