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Egyptian [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
m
foreleg of an animal
strong arm (of a human )
( figuratively ) strength
c. 1900 BCE ,
The Instructions of Kagemni (
pPrisse /pBN 183) lines 2.1–2.2:
(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 [ edit ]
Declension of ḫpš (masculine)
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫpš
Descendants [ edit ]
Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲱⲃϣ ( šōbš )
Sahidic Coptic: ϣⲱⲡϣ ( šōpš )
Proper noun [ edit ]
m
( astronomy ) the Big Dipper (literally “the Foreleg”)
Synonym: msḫtjw
m
khopesh
Inflection [ edit ]
Declension of ḫpš (masculine)
References [ edit ]