wdn

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛdɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: weden

Verb

3-lit.

(transitive) to set down as an offering
(intransitive, with n) to make an offering to
(transitive) to dedicate (a building) (+ n: to)

Inflection

Conjugation of wdn (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: wdn, geminated stem: wdnn

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
wdn	wdnw, wdn	wdnt	wdn	wdn

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
wdn	ḥr wdn	m wdn	r wdn

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
aspect / mood	active	passive	aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	wdnw, wdn	consecutive	wdn.jn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
perfect	wdn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²
terminative	wdnt
perfective³	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
imperfective	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	wdn	wdnn	potentialis¹	wdn.kꜣ	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
subjunctive	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	wdn	wdn, wdnw⁵, wdny⁵
imperfective	wdn, wdny, wdnw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	wdn, wdnj⁶, wdny⁶	wdn, wdnw⁵
prospective	wdn, wdntj⁷	—	wdntj⁴, wdnt⁴
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wdn

wdn

Descendants

Akhmimic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲱⲧⲛⲉ (ouōtne)
Bohairic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲛ (ouōten)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲱⲧⲛ (ouōtn)

Verb

3-lit.

(transitive) to install as a king or god, to enthrone (+ ḥr: on (a throne))

Inflection

Conjugation of wdn (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: wdn, geminated stem: wdnn

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
wdn	wdnw, wdn	wdnt	wdn	wdn

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
wdn	ḥr wdn	m wdn	r wdn

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
aspect / mood	active	passive	aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	wdnw, wdn	consecutive	wdn.jn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
perfect	wdn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²
terminative	wdnt
perfective³	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
imperfective	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	wdn	wdnn	potentialis¹	wdn.kꜣ	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
subjunctive	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	wdn	wdn, wdnw⁵, wdny⁵
imperfective	wdn, wdny, wdnw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	wdn, wdnj⁶, wdny⁶	wdn, wdnw⁵
prospective	wdn, wdntj⁷	—	wdntj⁴, wdnt⁴
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wdn

wdn

Verb

3-lit.

(transitive, with nḫbt as object) to set down (the royal titulary) in writing

Inflection

Conjugation of wdn (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: wdn, geminated stem: wdnn

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
wdn	wdnw, wdn	wdnt	wdn	wdn

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
wdn	ḥr wdn	m wdn	r wdn

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
aspect / mood	active	passive	aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	wdnw, wdn	consecutive	wdn.jn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
perfect	wdn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²
terminative	wdnt
perfective³	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
imperfective	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	wdn	wdnn	potentialis¹	wdn.kꜣ	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
subjunctive	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	wdn	wdn, wdnw⁵, wdny⁵
imperfective	wdn, wdny, wdnw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	wdn, wdnj⁶, wdny⁶	wdn, wdnw⁵
prospective	wdn, wdntj⁷	—	wdntj⁴, wdnt⁴
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wdn

wdn

Verb

3-lit.

(transitive) to cast down, to overthrow (enemies)

Inflection

Conjugation of wdn (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: wdn, geminated stem: wdnn

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
wdn	wdnw, wdn	wdnt	wdn	wdn

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
wdn	ḥr wdn	m wdn	r wdn

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
aspect / mood	active	passive	aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	wdnw, wdn	consecutive	wdn.jn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
perfect	wdn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²
terminative	wdnt
perfective³	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
imperfective	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	wdn	wdnn	potentialis¹	wdn.kꜣ	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
subjunctive	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	wdn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	wdn	wdn, wdnw⁵, wdny⁵
imperfective	wdn, wdny, wdnw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	wdn, wdnj⁶, wdny⁶	wdn, wdnw⁵
prospective	wdn, wdntj⁷	—	wdntj⁴, wdnt⁴
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Noun

m

offering

Inflection

Declension of wdn (masculine)

singular	wdn
dual	wdnwj
plural	wdnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wdn

wdn

Verb

3-lit.

(intransitive) to be(come) heavy

Inflection

Conjugation of wdn (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: wdn, geminated stem: wdnn

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
wdn	wdnw, wdn	wdnt	wdn	wdn

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
wdn	ḥr wdn	m wdn	r wdn

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	contingent
aspect / mood	active	aspect / mood	active
perfect	wdn.n	consecutive	wdn.jn
terminative	wdnt	consecutive	wdn.jn
perfective³	wdn	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr
imperfective	wdn	obligative¹	wdn.ḫr
prospective³	wdn	potentialis¹	wdn.kꜣ
subjunctive	wdn	potentialis¹	wdn.kꜣ

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms	participles
aspect / mood	active	active	passive
perfect	wdn.n	—	—
perfective	wdn	wdn	wdn, wdnw⁵, wdny⁵
imperfective	wdn, wdny, wdnw⁵	wdn, wdnj⁶, wdny⁶	wdn, wdnw⁵
prospective	wdn, wdntj⁷	wdntj⁴, wdnt⁴
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wdn

wdn

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 389.10–390.15, 391.1–391.16, 392.1–392.6
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 73
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 274.

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Inflection

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Inflection

Alternative forms

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