ẖrj-nṯr

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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ẖrj (lying under, being the place of) +‎ nṯr (god), thus literally ‘that which is under the god’ or ’place where the god is’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

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  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /çuˈɾij ˈnaːcaɾ//çuˈɾij ˈnaːtaʔ//çəˈɾej ˈnaːta//çəˈɾej ˈnoːtə/

Noun

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nTrXr
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 m

  1. necropolis, cemetery
  2. the afterworld, the Duat

Alternative forms

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References

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