nhp

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps compare Hebrew נָאַף for the ‘copulate’ sense, but as the Egyptian verbs are likely identical, with a basic meaning of ‘to leap’, a connection with the Hebrew term is doubtful.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈnaːhap/ → /ˈnaːhap/ → /ˈnaːhəp/ → /ˈnoːhəp/

Verb
n
h p		 D54

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to leap (+ m-ꜥ: to leap out of reach of, to escape)
  2. (intransitive, medicine, of blood vessels) to pulse, to beat
  3. (transitive) to throw down [Late Period]

Inflection
Conjugation of nhp (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: nhp, geminated stem: nhpp
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
nhp
 nhpw, nhp
 nhpt
 nhp
 nhp
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
nhp
 ḥr nhp
 m nhp
 r nhp
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect nhp.n
 consecutive nhp.jn
terminative nhpt
perfective3 nhp
 obligative1 nhp.ḫr
imperfective nhp
prospective3 nhp
 potentialis1 nhp.kꜣ
subjunctive nhp
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect nhp.n
 — —
perfective nhp
 nhp
 nhp, nhpw5, nhpy5
imperfective nhp, nhpy, nhpw5
 nhp, nhpj6, nhpy6
 nhp, nhpw5
prospective nhp, nhptj7
 nhptj4, nhpt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nhp  
n
h p
nhp
[Old Kingdom]

Verb
N35
O4 Q3		 D53

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive, of people or bulls) to copulate
    Synonyms: dꜣ, dꜣdꜣ, nk

Inflection
Conjugation of nhp (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: nhp, geminated stem: nhpp
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
nhp
 nhpw, nhp
 nhpt
 nhp
 nhp
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
nhp
 ḥr nhp
 m nhp
 r nhp
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect nhp.n
 consecutive nhp.jn
terminative nhpt
perfective3 nhp
 obligative1 nhp.ḫr
imperfective nhp
prospective3 nhp
 potentialis1 nhp.kꜣ
subjunctive nhp
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect nhp.n
 — —
perfective nhp
 nhp
 nhp, nhpw5, nhpy5
imperfective nhp, nhpy, nhpw5
 nhp, nhpj6, nhpy6
 nhp, nhpw5
prospective nhp, nhptj7
 nhptj4, nhpt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.

Descendants
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃ (nouhb)

References
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