ḥnꜥj

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥnꜥ (“along with”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛnɑːi/
  • Conventional anglicization: henai

Adjective

1. accompanying

Inflection

Declension of ḥnꜥj (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	ḥnꜥj	ḥnꜥt
dual	ḥnꜥjwj, ḥnꜥwj	ḥnꜥtj
plural	ḥnꜥjw, ḥnꜥw	ḥnꜥwt1, ḥnꜥt2
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.

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 91.