heka
See also: hèkǎ
English
Etymology
From Egyptian ḥkꜣ.
Noun
heka (uncountable)
- (Ancient Egypt) A mystic animating force present in the universe, used by deities and people.
- 1998, Ogden Goelet, Jr., The Egyptian Book of the Dead (2nd ed.), ed. Eva von Dassow, p. 146:
- Endowed with heka, both people and the gods can make words and wishes effective.
- 2004, Rosemary Clark, The Sacred Tradition in Ancient Egypt, p. 359:
- The distinction between white (life-giving) and black (life-destroying) magic was not simplistically defined, because heka was viewed as a neutral force.
- 2017, Ronald Hutton, The Witch, Yale University Press 2018, p. 45:
- Heka was especially expressed in words, spoken or written, but also by ritual, often linked to particular stones, plants and incenses.
- 1998, Ogden Goelet, Jr., The Egyptian Book of the Dead (2nd ed.), ed. Eva von Dassow, p. 146:
Anagrams
- Hake, hake
Guaraní
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /he.ˈka/
Verb
heka
- to search for, look for, seek
Conjugation
Conjugation of heka
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive | 1st person exclusive | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| active | ||||||||
| indicative | che aheka | nde reheka | ha'e oheka | ñande jaheka | ore roheka | peẽ peheka | ha'ekuéra oheka/oheka hikuái | |
| hortative | taheka che | tereheka nde | toheka ha'e | tajaheka ñande | taroheka ore | tapeheka peẽ | toheka ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | eheka | - | - | - | peheka | - | |
| passive | ||||||||
| indicative | che ajeheka | nde rejeheka | ha'e ojeheka | ñande jajeheka | ore rojeheka | peẽ pejeheka | ha'ekuéra ojeheka/ojeheka hikuái | |
| hortative | tajeheka che | terejeheka nde | tojeheka ha'e | tajajeheka ñande | tarojeheka ore | tapejeheka peẽ | tojeheka ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | ejeheka | - | - | - | pejeheka | - | |
| reciprocal | ||||||||
| indicative | - | - | - | ñande jajoheka | ore rojoheka | peẽ pejoheka | ha'ekuéra ojoheka/ojoheka hikuái | |
| hortative | - | - | - | tajajoheka ñande | tarojoheka ore | tapejoheka peẽ | tojoheka ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | - | - | - | - | pejoheka | - | |
| coactive | ||||||||
| indicative | che amboheka | nde remboheka | ha'e omboheka | ñande ñamboheka | ore romboheka | peẽ pemboheka | ha'ekuéra omboheka/omboheka hikuái | |
| hortative | tamboheka che | teremboheka nde | tomboheka ha'e | tañamboheka ñande | taromboheka ore | tapemboheka peẽ | tomboheka ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | emboheka | - | - | - | pemboheka | - | |
| objective | ||||||||
| indicative | che aroheka/agueroheka | nde reroheka/regueroheka | ha'e oroheka/ogueroheka | ñande jaroheka/jagueroheka | ore roroheka/rogueroheka | peẽ peroheka/pegueroheka | ha'ekuéra oroheka/ogueroheka//oroheka/ogueroheka hikuái | |
| hortative | taroheka/tagueroheka che | tereroheka/teregueroheka nde | toroheka/togueroheka ha'e | tajaroheka/tajagueroheka ñande | taroroheka/tarogueroheka ore | taperoheka/tapegueroheka peẽ | toroheka/togueroheka ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | eroheka/egueroheka | - | - | - | peroheka/pegueroheka | - | |
| subsuntive¹ | ||||||||
| indicative | che aporoheka/amba'eheka | nde reporoheka/remba'eheka | ha'e oporoheka/omba'eheka | ñande japoroheka/ñamba'eheka | ore roporoheka/romba'eheka | peẽ peporoheka/pemba'eheka | ha'ekuéra oporoheka/omba'eheka//oporoheka/omba'eheka hikuái | |
| hortative | taporoheka/tamba'eheka che | tereporoheka/teremba'eheka nde | toporoheka/tomba'eheka ha'e | tajaporoheka/tañamba'eheka ñande | taroporoheka/taromba'eheka ore | tapeporoheka/tapemba'eheka peẽ | toporoheka/tomba'eheka ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | eporoheka/emba'eheka | - | - | - | peporoheka/pemba'eheka | - | |
| ¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals. | ||||||||
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- heke (e-infinitive)
Verb
heka (present tense hekar, past tense heka, past participle heka, passive infinitive hekast, present participle hekande, imperative heka/hek)
- (intransitive) to be in doubt or uncertain
Usage notes
- This is a split infinitive verb.
References
- “heka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- hake