smꜣꜥ-ḫrw

Egyptian

Etymology

s- (causative prefix) +‎ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw (“to be judged righteous, to be justified”). Equivalent to smꜣꜥ (“to set right”) +‎ ḫrw (“voice”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛmɑʔɑː xɛruː/
- Conventional anglicization: semaa-kheru

Verb

compound

(transitive) to judge in favor of (someone) in court; to vindicate, to find justified (+ r: against)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of smꜣꜥ-ḫrw

mAa

xrw

mAa

xrw

smꜣꜥ-ḫrw

smꜣꜥ-ḫrw

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 125.10–125.16
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 227

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