ḥzy

Egyptian

Etymology

perfective passive participle of ḥzj.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛziː/
  • Conventional anglicization: hezy

Noun

 m

1. favored one, esteemed one (+ following direct genitive: one favored by …, one esteemed by …)
2. epithet for one of the dead who have been judged righteous

Inflection

Declension of ḥzy (masculine)

singular	ḥzy, ḥz
dual	ḥzywj, ḥzwj
plural	ḥzyw, ḥzw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥzy  

ḥzy	ḥz

Derived terms

• ḥzy jm

 

Descendants

• Demotic: ḥsy
  • → Ancient Greek: ἁσιῆς (hasiês), ἑσιῆς (hesiês)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲥⲓⲉ (esie)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲁⲥⲓⲉ (hasie)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲁⲥⲓⲉ (hasie), ϩⲁⲥⲉⲓⲉ (haseie), ϩⲁⲥⲓⲏ (hasiē)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 156.5–156.22
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 177