ḫrt-jb

Egyptian

Etymology

ḫrt (“matters, state, requirements”, feminine of ḫrj, nisba of ḫr (“in the presence of”)) +‎ jb (“heart, mind”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘(what is) in the presence of the heart’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛrɛt ib/
  • Conventional anglicization: kheret-ib

Noun

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1. wish, desire

Usage notes

Often used as the nomen rectum in a direct genitive construction with the meaning ‘(person/thing) of one’s desire’.

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 319.11–319.13
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 294.