pr-ḥḏ

Egyptian

Etymology

pr (“house”) +‎ ḥḏ (“silver”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘house of silver’.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˌpaɾuwˈħicʼ/ → /ˌpaɾuwˈħitʼ/ → /ˌpəɾəˈħetʼ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛr ħɛd͡ʒ/
- Conventional anglicization: per-hedj

Noun

m

treasury

Inflection

Declension of pr-ḥḏ (masculine)

singular	pr-ḥḏ
dual	prwj-ḥḏ
plural	prw-ḥḏ

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 29

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