hp

See also: HP and H&P

English

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Noun

hp (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of horsepower (unit of power)

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Egyptian

Pronunciation
 

Noun
h p
Y1

 m

  1. cord used for determining guidelines in construction
  2. law, ordinance
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 22–23:
      t F7
      Htp      		 n
      s      		 stt pr
      z      		 f
      Aw      		 wmn
      n
      Y1      		 r
      h p      		 wY1
      Z2
      f
      šfyt ḥtp.n.s st.s fꜣw mn(.w) r hpw.f
      Dignity, it has taken its seat, and magnificence is established according to his laws.
  3. statute, written rule or law
  4. (rare) norm, wont, custom

Inflection
Declension of hp (masculine)
singular hp
dual hpwj
plural hpw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of hp  
hApV12
Z2
h
p
H27
Z2
hꜣp hp
[New Kingdom] [Greco-Roman Period]
in papyri

Descendants
  • Demotic: hp

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 488.7–489.2
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 158
  • van der Molen, Rami (2000) A Hieroglyphic Dictionary of Egyptian Coffin Texts, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 297
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