jj.tj
Egyptian
Etymology
Stative stem of jj (“to come”) + .tj (second-person singular stative ending).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iʔiʔti/
- Conventional anglicization: ii.ti
Interjection
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- welcome (greeting upon someone’s arrival)
Usage notes
Syntactically this word functions as an adverbial (like other stative verb forms). It is usually followed by m ḥtp (“in peace”).
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jj.tj
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Synonyms
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 218.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 116
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 38.5–38.6