nhj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhi/
- Conventional anglicization: nehi

Noun

m

some, a few, a little

Usage notes

Though a noun in Egyptian, this frequently describes another noun as the first element in an indirect genitive construction with n(j) (thus literally "some of"), and it is often best translated into English as a determiner.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nhj

nh

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 64

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