ḫft
See also: HFT
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛfɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: khefet
Preposition
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- across from, opposite, facing, before (in front of)
- (with an inanimate object) in accordance with, according to
- (with an infinitive as object) when, while
Usage notes
Despite the apparent glyph order, this word is read as ḫft and not **ḫtf, as its alternative writings demonstrate.
Inflection
Adverbial forms of ḫft
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| ḫftw | ḫft | ḫft jrj |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫft
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| ḫft |
Derived terms
- ḫftj
- ḫft jrj
- ḫft ntt
- ḫft ḥr
- ḫftt
Adverb
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- Abbreviated form of ḫftw (“accordingly”).
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 88.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 70