qrr

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛrɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: qerer

Noun

 m

1. storm
2. stormcloud

Inflection

Declension of qrr (masculine)

singular	qrr
dual	qrrwj
plural	qrrw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qrr  

qrj	qrj

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ (kloole)

Verb

 2ae gem.

1. (transitive) to fire (pottery)
2. (transitive) to stoke (a kiln)
3. (transitive, with m) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. to broil (food) out of (bones)

Inflection

Conjugation of qrr (second geminate / 2ae gem. / II. gem.) — base stem: qr, geminated stem: qrr

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural qrr8 qrr qrrt qrr, qr qrr, qr ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 qrr, qr ḥr qrr m qrr r qrr suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect qrr.n, qr.n qr consecutive qr.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative qrrt perfective3 qr active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 qrr.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective qrr active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 qrr qrr potentialis1 qr.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive qr active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect qr.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective qr active + .tj1, .tw2 qr qr, qrw5, qry5 imperfective qrr, qrry, qrrw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 qrr, qrrj6, qrry6 qrr, qrrw5 prospective qr, qrtj7 — qrrtj4, qrrt4 1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. 2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 3 Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. 4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular. 6 Only in the masculine. 7 Only in the feminine. 8 qr before suffix pronouns.

Noun

 m

1. (Late Egyptian) frog

   Synonym: ꜥbḫn

Inflection

Declension of qrr (masculine)

singular	qrr
dual	qrrwj
plural	qrrw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qrr  

qrwrw

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲭⲣⲟⲩⲣ (khrour)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲣⲟⲩⲣ (krour)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 58.6–58.8, 61.5–61.7, 61.9–61.13
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 280–281