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mꜣꜥ-ḫrw

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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mꜣꜥ ((to be) true, just) +‎ ḫrw (voice), thus literally ‘(to be) true of voice’.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mAa
mAa
xrww

 compound

  1. to be among the dead who have been judged righteous
  2. to be justified, to be right

Usage notes

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Conventionally, the uses of this term are translated with forms of the word ‘justified’: ‘to be justified’, ‘justified’, ‘justification’, etc., or by the phrase "true of voice".

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Adjective

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mAa
mAa
xrww
  1. said after mentioning the name of a dead person

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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See under the verb above.

Noun

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mAa
mAa
xrww

 m

  1. rightness, justification

Alternative forms

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See under the verb above.

References

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