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ḫr

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Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Preposition

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r
  1. in the presence of
  2. into the presence of, to
  3. by, through the choice or presence of
Usage notes
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This preposition is used when the object is someone of higher status, such as a king or a god, relating one person to another when social customs prohibit specifying a direct relationship. Thus, one does not speak ‘to’ (n) a god, but ‘in the presence of’ (ḫr) him.

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Descendants
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  • Bohairic Coptic: ϩⲁ- (ha-), ϩⲁⲣⲟ⸗ (haro⸗)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲁ- (ha-), ϩⲁⲣⲟ⸗ (haro⸗)

Etymology 2

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Particle

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A15

 proclitic

  1. (with following subjunctive or nonverbal predicate) then, and then, so; introduces a subordinate clause describing the inevitable result of an action in a preceding clause
  2. (with following suffix pronoun/subject and imperfective) must, has to; introduces a subordinate clause describing a necessity
  3. (introducing a prepositional phrase) then; also functions as a converter to allow a prepositional phrase to begin a sentence
Usage notes
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In Middle Egyptian this particle is commonly used with a following subject and imperfective to denote necessity but only rarely with a following subjunctive to denote inevitable result.

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Etymology 3

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Possibly derived from ḫrw (voice).

Particle

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r

 quotative

  1. (with following suffix pronoun, and optionally also noun, indicating the speaker) marks a non-future direct quotation; says, said
Usage notes
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Like the other quotatives kꜣ, jn, and ḫrw.fj, this word either follows the entire quotation that it marks or is inserted near its start (but never at its start).

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Etymology 4

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Compare Arabic خَرَّ (ḵarra, to fall).

Verb

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A15

 2-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to fall
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 21–22:
      U5
      a
      Nsn
      Z2
      n
      zAZ1
      H_SPACE
      stt
      H8
      x t
      f
      A13
      f
      xr
      n
      q
      n
      nDs
      f
      mꜣꜥ.n.sn n zꜣ ꜣst ḫft(j).f ḫr n qn.f
      To the son of Isis they have delivered his adversary, fallen through his (own) violence.
  2. (transitive) to fell
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