ḥḏ ḥr

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥḏ (“to be(come) white”) +‎ ḥr (“face”), thus ‘to be(come) white of face’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛd͡ʒ hɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: hedj her

Verb

compound

to be(come) cheerful

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 147

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