ḫprw

ḫprw

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḫpr.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ → /ˈχupɾaw/ → /ˈχøpɾ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ (singular); IPA^(key): /χuˈpiɾwaw/ (plural)[1]
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈχupɾaw/ (singular); IPA^(key): /χuˈpiɾwaw/ (plural)
• (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈχøpɾ/ (singular); IPA^(key): /χəˈpeʔɾ/ (plural)

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /xɛpɛruː/
  • Conventional anglicization: kheperu

Noun

 m

1. form, mode of being [since the Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of ḫprw (masculine a-stem)

singular	ḫprw
dual	ḫprwwj
plural	ḫprww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫprw  

ḫprw	ḫprw

References

• Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 37, 55