kꜣ

See also: .kꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed Old Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kuʀ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ka

Etymology 1

Noun

m

ka (Something like "life-force"; the part of the soul which the living have and the dead do not)
- c. 24th century BCE, Pyramid of King Unas, south wall of the burial chamber, column 15, Pyramid Text spell 215, section 35:
  
  nj sk.k nj sk kꜣ.k ṯwt kꜣ
  You will not perish; your ka will not perish. You are the ka.
1. personality, essence
goodwill - especially of the king

Inflection

Declension of kꜣ (masculine)

singular	kꜣ
dual	kꜣwj
plural	kꜣw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣ

kꜣ

Derived terms

Terms derived from kꜣ

Proper noun

m

A serekh name notably borne by Predynastic king Ka

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣ

kꜣ

Etymology 2

From kꜣj (“to plan”).

Particle

proclitic

(with following subjunctive or nonverbal predicate) so, then, as a result; expresses future consequence
(with following suffix pronoun/subject and imperfective) then; expresses subsequent action

Usage notes

This particle is mostly used with the subjunctive to indicate future consequences. In this use, it is neutral in tone — it neither indicates inevitability (like ḫr) nor optativity (like jḫ).

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣ

kꜣ

Derived terms

.kꜣ

Particle

quotative

(with following suffix pronoun indicating the speaker) marks a future direct quotation; will say

Usage notes

Like the other quotatives jn, ḫr, and ḫrw.fj, this word either follows the entire quotation that it marks or is inserted near its start (but never at its start).

This word may be identical with the above proclitic particle. It may also be interpreted as a use of .kꜣ in the potentialis form ḏd.kꜣ with the verb ḏd (“to say”) left unexpressed.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣ

kꜣ

Etymology 3

Noun

m

bull

Inflection

Declension of kꜣ (masculine)

singular	kꜣ
dual	kꜣwj
plural	kꜣw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣ

kꜣ

Derived terms

kꜣ-nḫt-ḫꜥ-m-wꜣst

Noun

m

bull as a sacrificial victim

Inflection

Declension of kꜣ (masculine)

singular	kꜣ
dual	kꜣwj
plural	kꜣw

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 82, 115, 127, 196, 254, 274, 284, 319–320
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
Allen, James (2013) A New Concordance of the Pyramid Texts, volume II, Providence: Brown University, PT 215.35 (Pyr. 149d), Unas

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