pr n nḥḥ
Egyptian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]pr (“house”) + n(j) (“of”) + nḥḥ (“eternity”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛr ɛn nɛhɛh/
- Conventional anglicization: per en neheh
Noun
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- tomb [Middle and New Kingdoms]
Usage notes
[edit]Generally found with a suffix pronoun referring to the tomb’s owner appended to pr. A common variant also adds nfr (“pleasing, fine, good”) after pr.
Inflection
[edit]| singular | pr n nḥḥ |
|---|---|
| dual | prwj nwj nḥḥ |
| plural | prw nw nḥḥ |
Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pr n nḥḥ
References
[edit]- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 514.3
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 89