hꜣ

See also: ḥꜣ and ḫꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: ha

Interjection

(chiefly in religious texts) O! (vocative interjection)

Usage notes

This interjection is mainly addressed to the deceased, whose name follows it and is itself often followed by a demonstrative pronoun pn, tn, pw, or tw.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hꜣ

hꜣ

with influence from the
writing of the verb hꜣj

Verb

h-A-D54

perfective of hꜣj (“to descend”)

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 199.