ḫpš

== Egyptian == === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛpɛʃ/ Conventional anglicization: khepesh === Noun === m foreleg of an animal strong arm (of a human) (figuratively) strength ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲱⲃϣ (šōbš), ϣⲱⲡϣ (šōpš) Sahidic Coptic: ϣⲱⲡϣ (šōpš) Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲱⲡϣ (xōpš) === Proper noun === m (astronomy) the Big Dipper (literally “the Foreleg”) Synonym: msḫtjw === Noun === m khopesh ==== Inflection ==== === References === Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 335.