ḥqꜣ-ḥwt

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥqꜣ (“ruler”) +‎ ḥwt (“enclosure”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘ruler of the enclosure’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛkɑ huːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: heqa-hut

Noun

 m

1. local ruler, mayor

Inflection

Declension of ḥqꜣ-ḥwt (masculine)

singular	ḥqꜣ-ḥwt
dual	ḥqꜣwj-ḥwt
plural	ḥqꜣw-ḥwt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 132.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129