Egyptian [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Preposition [ edit ]
across from , opposite , facing , before (in front of)
( with an inanimate object ) in accordance with, according to
c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE ,
Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 25:
wḏ.n n.k jt.k gbb jr.n.tw ḫft ḏdt.n.f Your father Geb has decreed in your favor, and it has been done according to his word ( literally, “what he said” ) .
( with an infinitive as object ) when , while
Usage notes [ edit ]
Despite the apparent glyph order, this word is read as ḫft and not **ḫtf , as its alternative writings demonstrate.
Inflection [ edit ]
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫft
Derived terms [ edit ]
Abbreviated form of ḫftw ( “ accordingly ” ) .
References [ edit ]
James P[eter] Allen (2010 ) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , page 88 .
Hoch, James (1997 ) Middle Egyptian Grammar , Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN , page 70