ḥrj-pḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥrj (“being above”) +‎ pḏt (“bow (weapon)”), thus ‘(the one) over the bow’.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ħaɾijˈpiːcʼat/ → /ħaɾijˈpiːtʼaʔ/ → /ħəɾiˈpiːtʼə/^[1]

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɛri pɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: heri-pedjet

Noun

m

a high military rank; overseer of the troop

Inflection

Declension of ḥrj-pḏt (masculine)

singular	ḥrj-pḏt
dual	ḥrjwj-pḏt
plural	ḥrjw-pḏt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥrj-pḏt

T10

ḥrj-pḏt

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 571.1–571.5

↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39

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