ḫrj

See also: ḥrj and ẖrj

Egyptian

Etymology

ḫr (“in the presence of”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛri/
  • Conventional anglicization: kheri

Adjective

1. present, in the presence of
2. adjacent, situated nearby

Inflection

Declension of ḫrj (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	ḫrj	ḫrt
dual	ḫrjwj, ḫrwj	ḫrtj
plural	ḫrjw, ḫrw	ḫrwt1, ḫrt2
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.

Derived terms

• ḫrt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.