kꜣr
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /kɑr/
- Conventional anglicization: kar
Noun
m
- chapel, shrine
Inflection
Declension of kꜣr (masculine)
singular | kꜣr |
---|---|
dual | kꜣrwj |
plural | kꜣrw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣr
kꜣrj | kꜣr |
By the Middle Kingdom, the r in this word is often supplemented or replaced by j, reflecting a phonetic change.
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 107.12–108.12
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 284