ḥnꜥj

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥnꜥ (“along with”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective
Hn
a
  1. accompanying

Inflection
Declension of ḥnꜥj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular ḥnꜥj
 ḥnꜥt
dual ḥnꜥjwj, ḥnꜥwj
 ḥnꜥtj
plural ḥnꜥjw, ḥnꜥw
 ḥnꜥwt1, ḥnꜥt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 91.
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