jqr

Egyptian

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic; compare Hebrew יָקָר‎ (yāqār, “expensive, precious”).

excellent, worthy
- Stela of Hekaib, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, AP 78:
  
  jnk nḏs jqr ḏd m r(ꜣ).f
  I was an excellent individual, one who spoke with his own mouth.
reliable, trustworthy, dependable

Declension of jqr

	masculine	feminine
singular	jqr	jqrt
dual	jqrwj	jqrtj
plural	jqrw	jqrwt¹, jqrt²
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.

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jqr

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Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 293
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 54

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