ḫnd

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛnɛd/
  • Conventional anglicization: khened

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (intransitive) to tread [since the Pyramid Texts]
2. (transitive) to tread, especially of foreign lands [since the Pyramid Texts]
3. (intransitive) to walk, to go [Greco-Roman Period]

Inflection

Conjugation of ḫnd (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: ḫnd, geminated stem: ḫndd

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural ḫnd ḫndw, ḫnd ḫndt ḫnd ḫnd ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 ḫnd ḥr ḫnd m ḫnd r ḫnd suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect ḫnd.n ḫndw, ḫnd consecutive ḫnd.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative ḫndt perfective3 ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 ḫnd.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 ḫnd ḫndd potentialis1 ḫnd.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect ḫnd.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 ḫnd ḫnd, ḫndw5, ḫndy5 imperfective ḫnd, ḫndy, ḫndw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 ḫnd, ḫndj6, ḫndy6 ḫnd, ḫndw5 prospective ḫnd, ḫndtj7 — ḫndtj4, ḫndt4 1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. 2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 3 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. 4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular. 6 Only in the masculine. 7 Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫnd  

ḫnd	ḫnd	ḫnḏ
	[Pyramid Texts]	[Middle Kingdom, Late Period]

Derived terms

• ḫndw

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive) to bend (a staff) [Old Kingdom]

Inflection

Conjugation of ḫnd (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: ḫnd, geminated stem: ḫndd

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural ḫnd ḫndw, ḫnd ḫndt ḫnd ḫnd ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 ḫnd ḥr ḫnd m ḫnd r ḫnd suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect ḫnd.n ḫndw, ḫnd consecutive ḫnd.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative ḫndt perfective3 ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 ḫnd.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 ḫnd ḫndd potentialis1 ḫnd.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect ḫnd.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 ḫnd ḫnd, ḫndw5, ḫndy5 imperfective ḫnd, ḫndy, ḫndw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 ḫnd, ḫndj6, ḫndy6 ḫnd, ḫndw5 prospective ḫnd, ḫndtj7 — ḫndtj4, ḫndt4 1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. 2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 3 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. 4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular. 6 Only in the masculine. 7 Only in the feminine.

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive, Late Egyptian) to plait, to entwine (mats or wreaths)

Inflection

Conjugation of ḫnd (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: ḫnd, geminated stem: ḫndd

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural ḫnd ḫndw, ḫnd ḫndt ḫnd ḫnd ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 ḫnd ḥr ḫnd m ḫnd r ḫnd suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect ḫnd.n ḫndw, ḫnd consecutive ḫnd.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative ḫndt perfective3 ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 ḫnd.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 ḫnd ḫndd potentialis1 ḫnd.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect ḫnd.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective ḫnd active + .tj1, .tw2 ḫnd ḫnd, ḫndw5, ḫndy5 imperfective ḫnd, ḫndy, ḫndw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 ḫnd, ḫndj6, ḫndy6 ḫnd, ḫndw5 prospective ḫnd, ḫndtj7 — ḫndtj4, ḫndt4 1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. 2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 3 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. 4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular. 6 Only in the masculine. 7 Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫnd  

ḫndw

Descendants

• Coptic: ϣⲱⲛⲧ (šōnt)

Noun

 m

1. lower leg or foot

Inflection

Declension of ḫnd (masculine)

singular	ḫnd
dual	ḫndwj
plural	ḫndw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫnd  

ḫnd	ḫntt
	[Greco-Roman Period]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 312.15–313.20, 313.22–313.23
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 246
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 316.