honorific transposition

noun

A shift in the sign order of a compound word or common phrase, to make certain religiously significant terms (e.g. nswt, nṯr, rꜥ) appear at the front of the word or phrase.

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Meanings

nounhonorific transposition (countable and uncountable, plural honorific transpositions)

plural honorific transpositions

  1. countableuncountableEgyptologyA shift in the sign order of a compound word or common phrase, to make certain religiously significant terms (e.g. nswt, nṯr, rꜥ) appear at the front of the word or phrase.
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