ḥꜣ

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɑ/
  • Conventional anglicization: ha

Etymology 1

Perhaps from ḥwj (“proclaim, utter, ordain”) +‎ ꜣ (intensifying particle).

Particle

 proclitic

1. 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  

ḥꜣ	ḥꜣ ꜣ	ḥwj ꜣ	ḥw ꜣ

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

1. back of the head

Inflection

Declension of ḥꜣ (masculine)

singular	ḥꜣ
dual	ḥꜣwj
plural	ḥꜣw

Noun

 m

1. outside

Inflection

Declension of ḥꜣ (masculine)

singular	ḥꜣ
dual	ḥꜣwj
plural	ḥꜣw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣ  

ḥꜣ

Preposition

1. behind
2. around

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣ  

ḥꜣ

Derived terms

Terms derived from ḥꜣ

r ḥꜣ (“behind”) ḥꜣy (“protector”)

ḥꜣj

Etymology 3

Proper noun

 m

1. Ha, god of the western desert

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣ  

ḥꜣ	ḥꜣ

References

• Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 87, 115, 195
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 89
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN