ḥm
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: hem
Noun
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m
- the king of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
- an incarnation? of a god (e.g. as a statue)
Usage notes
Conventionally, but misleadingly, translated as Majesty due to its common use when addressing or referring to the king; note that the king sometimes also uses it when referring to himself.
Only Egyptian kings were considered nswt and ḥm; foreign kings were regarded as merely ḥqꜣ or wr.
Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
| singular | ḥm |
|---|---|
| dual | ḥmwj |
| plural | ḥmw |
Derived terms
Noun
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m
Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
| singular | ḥm |
|---|---|
| dual | ḥmwj |
| plural | ḥmw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥm
Derived terms
Terms derived from ḥm
Noun
|
m
Inflection
Declension of ḥm (masculine)
| singular | ḥm |
|---|---|
| dual | ḥmwj |
| plural | ḥmw |
Particle
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enclitic
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥm
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| ḥmj | ḥmw | ||||||||||||||||
References
- Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 33-34, 68, 183, 198, 234, 281
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