nhj
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛhi/
- Conventional anglicization: nehi
Noun
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m
- some, a few, a little
Usage notes
Though a noun in Egyptian, this frequently describes another noun as the first element in an indirect genitive construction with n(j) (thus literally "some of"), and it is often best translated into English as a determiner.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nhj
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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 64.