jmj-r pr

Egyptian

Etymology

jmj-r (“overseer”) +‎ pr (“house”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘overseer of the house’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /imi ɛr pɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: imi-er per

Noun

m

steward

Inflection

Declension of jmj-r pr (masculine)

singular	jmj-r pr
dual	jmjwj-r pr
plural	jmjw-r pr

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmj-r pr

jmj-r pr

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 93

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