ḫrw

See also: hrw and ẖrw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /χaˈɾaw/ → /χaˈɾaw/ → /χəˈɾaw/ → /χəˈɾaw/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /χaˈɾaw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /χaˈɾaw/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /χəˈɾaw/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /χəˈɾaw/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛruː/
  • Conventional anglicization: kheru

Noun

 m

1. voice
2. sound

Inflection

Declension of ḫrw (masculine)

singular	ḫrw
dual	ḫrwwj
plural	ḫrww

Derived terms

• mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
• prt-ḫrw
• smꜣꜥ-ḫrw
• qꜣj ḫrw

Descendants

• Demotic: ḫrw
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲣⲁⲩ (xrau)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ (xrōou)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ϩⲗⲁⲩ (hlau), ϩⲣⲁⲁⲩ (hraau)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲣⲁⲩ (hrau)
  • Coptic Dialect P: ϧⲣⲁⲩ (xrau)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ (hroou)

Noun

 m

1. enemy
   • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 13–14:

     jr.n snt.f mkt.f sḥr{y}t ḫrww sḥmt zpw šd-ḫrw m ꜣḫw r(ꜣ).s

     His sister has served as his protector, she who drove off the enemies, who put an end to the deeds of the Disturber (Set) by the magical prowess of her mouth

Inflection

Declension of ḫrw (masculine)

singular	ḫrw
dual	ḫrwwj
plural	ḫrww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫrw  

ḫrw	ḫrw

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 183, 274.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 55, 113