"honorific transposition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honorific transpositions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} honorific transposition (countable and uncountable, plural honorific transpositions)
  1. (linguistics, Egyptology) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt, Linguistics
    Sense id: en-honorific_transposition-en-noun-HN5vJnK- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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