ḥrj-pḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥrj (being above) + pḏt (bow (weapon)), thus ‘(the one) over the bow’.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ħaɾijˈpiːcʼat//ħaɾijˈpiːtʼaʔ//ħəɾəjˈpiːtʼa//ħəɾəjˈpiːtʼə/[1]

Noun

pt
T10
t Z1
A1

 m

  1. a high military rank; overseer of the troop

Inflection

Alternative forms

References

  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
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