qrr

qrr

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛrɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: qerer

Noun

 m

1. storm
2. stormcloud

Inflection

Declension of qrr (masculine)

singular	qrr
dual	qrrwj
plural	qrrw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qrr  

qrj	qrj

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ (kloole)

Verb

 2ae gem.

1. (transitive) to fire (pottery)
2. (transitive) to stoke (a kiln)
3. (transitive, with m) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. to broil (food) out of (bones)

Inflection

Conjugation of qrr (second geminate / 2ae gem. / II. gem.) — base stem: qr, geminated stem: qrr

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
qrr8	qrr	qrrt	qrr, qr	qrr, qr

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
qrr, qr	ḥr qrr	m qrr	r qrr

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	qrr.n, qr.n	qr	consecutive	qr.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	qrrt
perfective3	qr	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	qrr.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	qrr	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	qrr	qrr	potentialis1	qr.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	qr	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	qr.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	qr	active + .tj1, .tw2	qr	qr, qrw5, qry5
imperfective	qrr, qrry, qrrw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	qrr, qrrj6, qrry6	qrr, qrrw5
prospective	qr, qrtj7	—	qrrtj4, qrrt4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 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. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine. qr before suffix pronouns.

Noun

 m

1. (Late Egyptian) frog

   Synonym: ꜥbḫn

Inflection

Declension of qrr (masculine)

singular	qrr
dual	qrrwj
plural	qrrw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qrr  

qrwrw

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲭⲣⲟⲩⲣ (khrour)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲣⲟⲩⲣ (krour)

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 58.6–58.8, 61.5–61.7, 61.9–61.13
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 280–281