jn-ḥrt

Egyptian

Etymology

From jn (“(one who) carries”) +‎ ḥrt (“(what is) above, heaven”).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /jaˈnijħarit/ → /jaˈnijħariʔ/ → /ʔaˈneʔħəra/ → /ʔaˈneʔħərə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /jaˈnijħarit/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /jaˈnijħariʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈneʔħəra/; compare the Akkadian transcription in Middle Babylonian [script needed] (na-aḫ-ra-)
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈneʔħərə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /in hɛrɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: in-heret

Proper noun

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1. Anhur/Anhor/Onuris, Egyptian god of war and hunting.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jn-ḥrt  

jn-ḥrt

Descendants

• Middle Babylonian: [script needed] (na-aḫ-ra-) in [script needed] (na-aḫ-ra-ma-áš-ši)
• Ancient Greek: Ὄνουρις (Ónouris)