ḫrw.fj

== Egyptian == === Etymology === Apparently from ḫr(w) (quotative particle) +‎ .fj (third-person singular suffix pronoun). The significance of the apparently superfluous suffix pronoun is not clear. === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /xɛruːʔɛfi/ Conventional anglicization: kheru.efi === Particle === (with following dependent pronoun, noun, or both, indicating the speaker) marks a non-future direct quotation; says, said ==== Usage notes ==== Like the other quotatives kꜣ, jn, and ḫr, this word either follows the entire quotation that it marks or is inserted near its start (but never at its start). ==== 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 319–320.