nfr n

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Egyptian

Etymology

nfr (not even) +‎ n.

Pronunciation

Phrase

nfrf
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n
  1. (chiefly Old Egyptian, with a following imperfective emphatic form) not, that not
  2. (Middle Egyptian, with a following imperfective emphatic form) used to negate the protasis of conditional sentences

Usage notes

In Middle Egyptian, the use of the verb tm (to not do, not be) largely supplanted the construction with nfr n except in protases.

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