Apposition
Apposition is a relation between two nouns referring to the same meaning or pronoun and noun. These words may be separated from one another by other words. Example:
Your son, Horus
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sA.k @r
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![](http://www.bibalex.org/learnhieroglyphs/attachment/Lessons/English/image275.png)
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The shoemaker, Hetpi
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Tbw @tpi
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![](http://www.bibalex.org/learnhieroglyphs/attachment/Lessons/English/image276.png)
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Also, apposition exists in the following forms:
![](http://www.bibalex.org/learnhieroglyphs/attachment/Lessons/English/image277.png)
Hnqt hnw 1
Beer, one cup.
![](http://www.bibalex.org/learnhieroglyphs/attachment/Lessons/English/image278.png)
m tA-wr AbDw
In the Eighth Nome, Abydos.
In the previous examples we notice that the apposition clarifies the phrase.