ḫw.n-jnpw

Egyptian

Etymology

ḫw.n (perfect relative form of ḫwj) +‎ jnpw (“Anubis”), thus literally ‘(he) whom Anubis has protected’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xuːʔɛn inpuː/
- Conventional anglicization: khu.en-inpu

Proper noun

m

A male given name

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 364

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