ꜣḫꜣḫ
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑxɑx/
- Conventional anglicization: akhakh
Verb
4-lit.
- (intransitive, of plants or fields) to be(come) verdant, to grow green with vegetation
- (intransitive, figuratively, of people or popularity etc.) to develop happily or successfully, to prosper
- (transitive) to make verdant [Greco-Roman Period]
Inflection
Conjugation of ꜣḫꜣḫ (quadriliteral / 4-lit. / 4rad.) — base stem: ꜣḫꜣḫ
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
ꜣḫꜣḫ | ꜣḫꜣḫw, ꜣḫꜣḫ | ꜣḫꜣḫt | ꜣḫꜣḫ | ꜣḫꜣḫ |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
ꜣḫꜣḫ | ḥr ꜣḫꜣḫ | m ꜣḫꜣḫ | r ꜣḫꜣḫ |
suffix conjugation | |||
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aspect / mood | active | contingent | |
aspect / mood | active | ||
perfect | ꜣḫꜣḫ.n | consecutive | ꜣḫꜣḫ.jn |
terminative | ꜣḫꜣḫt | ||
perfective3 | ꜣḫꜣḫ | obligative1 | ꜣḫꜣḫ.ḫr |
imperfective | ꜣḫꜣḫ | ||
prospective3 | ꜣḫꜣḫw, ꜣḫꜣḫ | potentialis1 | ꜣḫꜣḫ.kꜣ |
subjunctive | ꜣḫꜣḫ |
verbal adjectives | |||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | |
active | active | passive | |
perfect | ꜣḫꜣḫ.n | — | — |
perfective | ꜣḫꜣḫ | ꜣḫꜣḫ | ꜣḫꜣḫ, ꜣḫꜣḫw5, ꜣḫꜣḫy5 |
imperfective | ꜣḫꜣḫ, ꜣḫꜣḫy, ꜣḫꜣḫw5 | ꜣḫꜣḫ, ꜣḫꜣḫj6, ꜣḫꜣḫy6 | ꜣḫꜣḫ, ꜣḫꜣḫw5 |
prospective | ꜣḫꜣḫ, ꜣḫꜣḫtj7 | ꜣḫꜣḫwtj1 4, ꜣḫꜣḫtj4, ꜣḫꜣḫt4 | |
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫꜣḫ
ꜣḫꜣḫ | ꜣḫḫ | ꜣḫjḫ | jḫḫj | ||||||||||||||||||||
[Greco-Roman Period] | [Greco-Roman Period] | [Greco-Roman Period] |
Derived terms
- sꜣḫꜣḫ
Proper noun
m
- a constellation or other group of stars
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫꜣḫ
ꜣḫꜣḫ | jḫjḫ | ||||||||||||||
[New Kingdom] |
Noun
m
- (uncountable) Part of a ship’s sailing equipment. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- spars
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫꜣḫ
ꜣḫꜣḫ |
Noun
m
- (uncountable, collective) bones [Greco-Roman Period]
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫꜣḫ
ꜣḫḫ |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 18.16–19.3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 5
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 158.