ḫpš

See also: HPs and H&Ps

Egyptian
FWOTD – 19 February 2021

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈχaːpVʃ/ → /ˈχaːpVʃ/ → /ˈχoːpəʃ/

Noun
x p
S		 F24

 m

  1. foreleg of an animal
  2. strong arm (of a human)
  3. (figuratively) strength
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 2.1–2.2:
      maA
      a      		 AY1ibZ1kHrZ1xpSxpSA24mHr
      r      		 ibDAAmA17AA1
      Z2      		 k
      z
      zA      		 AWA47A24it
      n      		 D20A24k
      (j)m ꜥꜣ jb.k ḥr ḫpš m ḥr(j) jb ḏꜣmw.k zꜣw jtn.k
      Don’t grow arrogant (lit. don’t make your heart big) on account of (your) strength in the midst of your cohort, lest you be challenged.

Inflection
Declension of ḫpš (masculine)
singular ḫpš
dual ḫpšwj
plural ḫpšw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫpš  
x
p		 S
F24		 a
ḫpš

Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲱⲃϣ (šōbš)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϣⲱⲡϣ (šōpš)

Proper noun
x p
S		 F24
N14		 A40

 m

  1. (astronomy) the Big Dipper (literally “the Foreleg”)
    Synonym: msḫtjw

Noun
x p
S		 T16

 m

  1. khopesh

Inflection
Declension of ḫpš (masculine)
singular ḫpš
dual ḫpšwj
plural ḫpšw

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 335.
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