ḫftj

== Egyptian == === Etymology === From ḫft (“facing, opposite”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”); the noun is simply a nominalized use of the nisba adjective. === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛfti/ Conventional anglicization: khefti === Adjective === opposing ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== === Noun === m enemy, adversary ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲉϥⲧ (xeft) Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲁϥϯ (šafti) Fayyumic Coptic: ϣⲉϥϯ (šefti) Sahidic Coptic: ϣⲁϥⲧⲉ (šafte) === 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 40, 88, 91, 339. Hoch, James (1997), Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 71