ḫntj

See also: ẖntj

Egyptian

Etymology 1

ḫnt (“at the head of”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective
xntn
t y
  1. foremost
Inflection
Declension of ḫntj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular ḫntj
 ḫntt
dual ḫntjwj, ḫntwj
 ḫnttj
plural ḫntjw, ḫntw
 ḫntwt1, ḫntt2
  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.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫntj  
xntn
t
ḫnt
Derived terms

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈχintit/ → /ˈχintiʔ/ → /ˈχenta/ → /ˈχentə/

Verb
xntn
t		 P1

 4ae inf.

  1. (intransitive) to go forward, to advance, to be(come) foremost
  2. (intransitive) to go upstream, to go southwards
Inflection
Conjugation of ḫntj (fourth weak / 4ae inf. / IV. inf.) — base stem: ḫnt, geminated stem: ḫntt
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
ḫnt
 ḫntw, ḫntyw, ḫnt
 ḫntt, ḫntwt, ḫntyt
 ḫnt
 ḫnt, ḫnty
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
ḫnt8
 ḥr ḫnt
 m ḫnt
 r ḫnt
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect ḫnt.n
 consecutive ḫnt.jn
terminative ḫntt
perfective3 ḫnt
 obligative1 ḫnt.ḫr
imperfective ḫnt, ḫnty
prospective3 ḫntw, ḫnt, ḫnty
 potentialis1 ḫnt.kꜣ
subjunctive ḫnt, ḫnty
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect ḫnt.n
 — —
perfective ḫntw1, ḫnty, ḫnt
 ḫnt
 ḫnty, ḫnt
imperfective ḫntt, ḫntty, ḫnttw5
 ḫntt, ḫnttj6, ḫntty6
 ḫntt, ḫnttw5
prospective ḫntw1, ḫnty, ḫnt, ḫnttj7
 ḫntwtj1 4, ḫnttj4, ḫntt4
  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. Third-person masculine statives of this class often have a final -y instead of the expected stative ending.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫntj  
xntt
P1
ḫntj
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “go upstream”): ḫdj
Derived terms

Proper noun
xntn
t y
I3		 G7

 m

  1. an epithet of the god Set

References
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