zḫz

See also: zHz and ZHz

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛxɛz/
  • Conventional anglicization: zekhez

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive) to tear out (an eye) or uproot (papyrus)

Inflection

Conjugation of zḫz (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: zḫz, geminated stem: zḫzz

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural zḫz zḫzw, zḫz zḫzt zḫz zḫz ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 zḫz ḥr zḫz m zḫz r zḫz suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect zḫz.n zḫzw, zḫz consecutive zḫz.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative zḫzt perfective3 zḫz active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 zḫz.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective zḫz active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 zḫz zḫzz potentialis1 zḫz.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive zḫz active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect zḫz.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective zḫz active + .tj1, .tw2 zḫz zḫz, zḫzw5, zḫzy5 imperfective zḫz, zḫzy, zḫzw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 zḫz, zḫzj6, zḫzy6 zḫz, zḫzw5 prospective zḫz, zḫztj7 — zḫztj4, zḫzt4 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.

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (intransitive) to run, to flee, to tear off
2. (transitive) to run through (a place)

Inflection

Conjugation of zḫz (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: zḫz, geminated stem: zḫzz

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural zḫz zḫzw, zḫz zḫzt zḫz zḫz ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 zḫz ḥr zḫz m zḫz r zḫz suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect zḫz.n zḫzw, zḫz consecutive zḫz.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative zḫzt perfective3 zḫz active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 zḫz.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective zḫz active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 zḫz zḫzz potentialis1 zḫz.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive zḫz active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect zḫz.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective zḫz active + .tj1, .tw2 zḫz zḫz, zḫzw5, zḫzy5 imperfective zḫz, zḫzy, zḫzw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 zḫz, zḫzj6, zḫzy6 zḫz, zḫzw5 prospective zḫz, zḫztj7 — zḫztj4, zḫzt4 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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zḫz  

sḫs

[New Kingdom]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 472.8–473.9