ḥꜣ

== Egyptian == === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɑ/ Conventional anglicization: ha === Etymology 1 === Perhaps from ḥww (“to proclaim, to utter”) +‎ ꜣ (intensifying particle). ==== Particle ==== if only, would that; expresses a wish, with uncertainty about it coming true, or a polite request ===== Usage notes ===== This particle must stand at the beginning of a main clause. In nonverbal clauses, it is followed by a nominal subject, a demonstrative pronoun, or a dependent pronoun as subject. ===== Alternative forms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== m back of the head ===== Inflection ===== ==== Noun ==== m outside ===== Inflection ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== ==== Preposition ==== behind around ===== Alternative forms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Proper noun ==== m Ha, god of the western desert ===== Alternative forms ===== === References === James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 87, 115, 195. Hoch, James (1997), Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 89 Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN