Phrase | Meaning |
Yeh. | Hi. Informal greetings. |
Iiti. | Hello. |
Em Hotep. | (Greetings) In Peace, often used as a formal greeting. |
Em Hotep Nefer. | (Greetings) In great peace, often used as a formal greeting. |
Em Hotep Nefer Weret! | (Greetings) In very great peace, often used as a formal greeting. |
Senebty. / Senebti. | Farewell, or "Be well." |
Em heset net Ra. | Be in favor of Ra. (or replace Ra with another deity) |
Dua Netjer en ek. | Thank you or "Thank God for you." to a man. |
Dua Netjer en etj. | Thank you or "Thank God for you." to a woman. |
Iiwy. | Welcome. |
Nefer sedjmek. | "May you hear only good things." to a man. |
Nefer sedjmetj. | "May you hear only good things." to a woman. |
Aw ibek. | "May your heart rejoice." to a man. |
Aw ibetj. | "May your heart rejoice." to a woman. |
Ib. / Ab. | Heart. |
Nefer. | Beautiful or good. |
Hotep. | Peace. |
Neter. / Netjer. | God. |
Netjer. | Goddess. |
Haitey. | Mourner. |
Itja. | Thief. |
Ebien. | Wretched, poor man. |
Eibata. | Servant, slave. |
Behau. | Coward. |
Nti hati. | Senseless man, or fool. |
Ha-her. | Foul face. |
Seba. | Devil. |
Ntui. | Worthless ones. |
Deshr. | Red, connotation with Set and evil. |
Ankh. | Life, and the symbolic reference (Ankh) means the same. |
Udja. | Strength. |
Seneb. | Health. |
Shewtey. | Merchant. |
Neb. | Lord. |
Neb-i. | My Lord. |
Nebet. | Lady. |
Nebet-i. | My Lady. |
Word/Phrase | Meaning |
Depet | Boat |
Mes/Khered | Child |
Ka/Ih | Ox |
Per | House |
Mu | Water |
Khet | Fire |
Tjau | Wind/breath |
Abet | Family, lit. “That which is longed for.” |
Mut | Mother |
It | Father |
Hy | Husband |
Hemet | Wife |
Sa | Son |
Sat | Daughter |
Sen / Ab. | Brother |
Senet | Sister |
Word/Phrase | Meaning |
Khenuib | Heart's treasure |
Bia | Miracle |
Webennesiah | She for whom the moon shines. |
Meh ib | One who fills the heart. ('favourite' could be used) |
Ak ib | One who enters the heart. |
Ibib | Sweetheart lit. "heart of my heart." |
Mery | Beloved (add to end of name as an epithet.) |
Meryt | Feminine, as above. |
Semer | Companion N.B Used more formally, for example, a king would refer to his courtiers in this fashion. |
Word/Phrase | Meaning |
Imy suwehet | "within the egg" (in the womb) |
Tjau/imyu sesh | "hatchlings/nestlings" (newborns/toddlers) |
Word/Phrase | Meaning |
Kheruwy | enemy (kher lit. meaning "in front of", so "one who gets in your way". Kher also means "to fall') |
Shemau | outsiders (from shema, "to wander") |
Word/Phrase | Meaning |
Bak/baket | Servant/maidservant |
Hemuu | Craftsman |
Rekhtyt | Washerwoman |
Kedu | Builder |
Nu | Hunter |
Sesh | Scribe, writer |
Khenet | Musician |
Renenet | Wet-nurse |
Word/Phrase | Meaning |
An | Gorgeous |
Asha | Abundant |
Bin | Wicked |
Wer | Great (of, plus noun) |
Nefer | Beautiful |
User | Powerful |
Hedj | Dazzling |
Nedjem | Sweet |
Kened | Furious |
Wab | Pure |
Nedjes | Short (of, plus noun) |
Tekh | Tipsy |
Nakht | Butch |
Sherer | Tiny |
Shayu | Lucky |
Resytep | Vigilant |
Neha | Violent |
Shen | Dangerous |
Sekem nes | Wise lit. “grey-haired of tongue” |
Iad | Poor |
Word/Phrase | Meaning |
Akhet | Horizon |
Ibu | Refuge |
Suwenu | Tower |
Nemty | Fortress |
Hout | Temple |
Henket | Beer |
Resut | Dreams |
Iamut | Charms |
Her | Face |
A | Arm |
Khet | Body |
Sebehyt | Laughter |
Ka | Spirit |
Shen | Hair (can also be used to describe grain, as "hair of the earth") |
Reduwy | Legs |
Ibeh | Tooth |
Khekh | Neck, throat |
Mesdjer | Ear |
Pesedj | Back |
Pehwy | Bottom |
Ra | Mouth |
Ra ib | Stomach lit. “mouth of the heart” |
Mut remtju | Womb lit. “mother of the people” |
Medet ib | Heartbeat lit “the voice of the heart” |
Akhet | Tomb lit. “horizon, i.e. "where the sun of your life sets." |
Seshtau | Secrets |
Shuyut | Shadows |
Kesu | Bones |
Sekhem | Power |
Fentu | Worms |
Irty | Eyes |
Ba/Bau | Soul/Souls |
Gereh | Night |
Senef | Gore |
Djet | Eternity |
Wekha | Idiot |
Ahmet | Sorrow |
Seha | Chaos |
Keri | Thunder |
Resut | Nightmare |
Neshny | Storm |
Wadj wer | The sea lit. “the great green” |
Setjes | Cloud lit. “that which props up the sky” |
Khenu awy | Embrace lit. “within two arms” |
Sewedja ib | Letter. Lit “that which soothes the heart” |
Word/Phrase | Meaning |
Khen | “to be in charge” |
Kap | “to lie in wait” |
Ad | “to be aggressive” |
Kes | “to lie low” |
Henty | “to covet” |
Afa | “to be greedy” |
Seshed | “to be dazzling” |
Sekhen | “to lust after” |
Mer | “to be in pain” |
Nekem | “to be afflicted” |
Keheb | “to disturb” |
Men | “to be ill” |
Mehy | “to be forgetful” |
Hemhem | “to roar” |
Khem djet | “to faint” lit. “to not know your body” |
Am ib | “to neglect” lit. “to swallow the heart” |
Ia ib | “to vent anger” lit. “to wash the heart” |
Pak ib | “to long for” lit. “to be thin of heart” |
Pedj ib | “to be glad” lit. “to stretch out the heart” |
Redi ib emsa | “to be concerned” lit. “to send the heart after” |
Senaa ib | “to soothe” lit. “to make the heart smooth” |