ḥꜣtj

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥꜣt (“front”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

The noun is simply a nominalized use of this nisba adjective, thus literally ‘the frontal (organ)’. Some have instead suggested an Indo-European source for the noun. Compare Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ħuˈʀiːtij/ → /ħuˈʀiːtij/ → /ħeːt/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɑti/
- Conventional anglicization: hati

Adjective

frontal
(ordinal) first [Late Egyptian]

Inflection

Declension of ḥꜣtj (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	ḥꜣtj	ḥꜣtt
dual	ḥꜣtjwj, ḥꜣtwj	ḥꜣttj
plural	ḥꜣtjw, ḥꜣtw	ḥꜣtwt¹, ḥꜣtt²
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. 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.

Derived terms

Noun

m

heart
mind, where thought and emotions are experienced
(by extension) a jewel

Usage notes

Moreso than jb, this word is used to refer to the heart as a physical organ; however, the two are often interchangeable.

Inflection

Declension of ḥꜣtj (masculine)

singular	ḥꜣtj
dual	ḥꜣtjwj
plural	ḥꜣtjw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥꜣtj

ḥꜣtj

ḥꜣt

Synonyms

(heart, mind): jb

Derived terms

Terms derived from ḥꜣtj

jw.tj ḥꜣtj.f (“foolishly, sadly (with one's heart)”)
rdj ḥꜣtj.f m sꜣ (“to worry oneself about... (to put one's heart to the back)”)

ḥꜣtjw (“thoughts”)
ḥꜣtj n bjꜣ (“tireless (heart of bronze)”)

Descendants

Coptic: ϩⲏⲧ (hēt)

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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[1] Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN