pr

See also: Pr, PR, .pr, -pr-, P.R., Pr., pr., př., and P+R

English

Adjective

pr

1. Abbreviation of present.

Demotic

Etymology

From Egyptian (pr, “house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰoːɾ/ (stressed), IPA^(key): /pəɾ/ (unstressed)

Noun

 m

1. temple
2. house
3. palace

Usage notes

This word is almost entirely restricted to compounds. Contrary to earlier Egyptian, the ordinary word for house in Demotic is ꜥ.wy.

Alternative forms

• (pr)

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲉⲣ- (per-), -ⲡⲱⲣ (-pōr)

References

• Erichsen, Wolja (1954), Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 132
• Johnson, Janet (2000), Thus Wrote ꜥOnchsheshonqy: An Introductory Grammar of Demotic‎, third edition, Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, →ISBN, page 9
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 127