English [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] Interjection [ edit ] hnn
Indicating thinking or pondering . Synonyms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] indicating thinking or pondering
— see hmm Anagrams [ edit ] Egyptian [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] 2ae gem. or 2-lit.
( transitive ) load , to burden (something) so that it bends down( transitive ) incline or nod (one’s head ) in assent ( transitive ) heed , to attend to (someone’s words or speech )( reflexive ) take one’s leave (+ n ḥr ( intransitive , of the heart) trust (+ ḥr ( intransitive ) incline one’s head or nod in assent Inflection [ edit ] Originally a second geminate verb:
Conjugation of hnn (second geminate / 2ae gem. / II. gem.) — base stem: hn , geminated stem: hnn
infinitival forms
imperative
infinitive
negatival complement
complementary infinitive1
singular
plural
hnn 8 hnn hnnt hnn , hn hnn , hn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem
periphrastic imperfective 2
periphrastic prospective 2
hnn , hn ḥr hnn m hnn r hnn
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
participles
active
passive
active
passive
perfect
hn.n active + .tj 1 , .tw 2 —
—
perfective
hn active + .tj 1 , .tw 2 hn hn , hnw 5 , hny 5
imperfective
hnn , hnny , hnnw 5 active + .tj 1 , .tw 2 hnn , hnnj 6 , hnny 6 hnn , hnnw 5
prospective
hn , hntj 7 —
hnntj 4 , hnnt 4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f .fj .s .sj .sn .snj .sn
Only in the masculine singular.
Only in the masculine.
Only in the feminine.
hn
Later changed to inflect as a strong biliteral:
Conjugation of hn (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: hn , geminated stem: hnn
infinitival forms
imperative
infinitive
negatival complement
complementary infinitive1
singular
plural
hn hnw , hn hnt hn , j.hn hn , j.hn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem
periphrastic imperfective 2
periphrastic prospective 2
hn ḥr hn m hn r hn
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood
active
passive
contingent
aspect / mood
active
passive
perfect
hn.n hnw , hn consecutive
hn.jn active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
terminative
hnt
perfective 3
hn active + .tj 1 , .tw 2 obligative1
hn.ḫr active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
imperfective
hn , j.hn 1 active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
prospective 3
hn hnn potentialis1
hn.kꜣ active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
subjunctive
hn , j.hn 1 active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
participles
active
passive
active
passive
perfect
hn.n active + .tj 1 , .tw 2 —
—
perfective
hn active + .tj 1 , .tw 2 hn hnn , hnnj 6 , hn 2 , hnw 2 5 , hny 2 5
imperfective
j.hn 1 , hn , hny , hnw 5 active + .tj 1 , .tw 2 j.hn 1 , j.hnw 1 5 , hn , hnj 6 , hny 6 hn , hnw 5
prospective
hn , hntj 7 —
hntj 4 , hnt 4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f .fj .s .sj .sn .snj .sn
Only in the masculine singular.
Only in the masculine.
Only in the feminine.
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hnn
References [ edit ] Erman, Adolf , Grapow, Hermann (1928 ) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache [1] →ISBN pages 494.10–495.12 Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962 ) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN page 159 
