jj

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Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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iiiD54

 anom.

  1. (intransitive) to arrive, to come to a certain place (+ r or n: to (a place, person, thing, etc.); + ḫr: to (someone of higher status); + m: from (a place), into (something), by means of (a vehicle), as (a role); + ḥr: to, upon (something), from, for the sake of; + m-dj: from (someone))
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 119–121:
      iwd
      p
      t
      P1
      riiit
      D54
      mXn
      n
      nwwprsqddA30A1
      Z2
      imsr
      x
      Y2
      n
      k
      jw dpt r jjt m ẖnw sqdw jm.s rḫ.n.k
      A boat is to come from home with sailors in it whom you know.
  2. (intransitive) to come here, to move from further to nearby
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 60–62:
      k
      f
      S28n&A1 HrZ1A1gmmn&A1 Hf
      A
      wI14pwiwfmiiit
      D54
      kf.n.j ḥr.j gm.n.j ḥfꜣw pw jw.f m jjt
      When I uncovered my face, I found it was a snake. He was coming!
  3. (intransitive) to return, to come back
    iiiD54mHtp
    t p
    jj m ḥtp
    to return safely or fortunately, to come (back) in peace
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 7–8:
      izw&&t A1Z2ssT
      n
      Z2
      iiit
      D54
      aD
      d
      t
      Y2
      D35
      n
      n
      h
      wnDs
      n
      mSaA1Z2ssn
      Z2
      jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
      Our crew has returned intact, without loss to our expedition.
  4. (intransitive, of future events, time, old age, etc.) to come to pass or come to be, to come, to arrive
  5. (intransitive, with r and following infinitive) to come (to do something)

Usage notes

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By Middle Egyptian, this verb and its synonym jwj were apparently conflated into one, with some inflections of the verb using one stem and some using the other.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Demotic: jj, jw

References

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Hadza

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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jj (upper case Jj)

  1. A letter of the practical Hadza alphabet.

Maltese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (to one person) /ˈjɛk ˈjɔːd͡ʒ.bɔk/, (to many) /ˈjɛk jɔˈd͡ʒɔp.kɔm/
  • IPA(key): (to one person) /ˈjɛk ˈjɔˤːd͡ʒ.bɔk/, (to many) /ˈjɛk jɔˤːˈd͡ʒɔp.kɔm/ (archaic)

Interjection

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jj

  1. Abbreviation of jekk jogħġbok.
  2. Abbreviation of jekk jogħġobkom.

Tarifit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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jj (Tifinagh spelling ⵊⵊ)

  1. (transitive) to let, to leave
  2. (transitive) to abandon
  3. (transitive) to save, to keep (something for someone)
  4. (transitive) to bequeath
  5. (transitive) to create, to birth, to beget
  6. (transitive) to allow, to tolerate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • Verbal noun: timejja (action of being left alone)
  • Passive: twajj (to be left alone)
  • mejj (to have been left)