tpj

Egyptian

Egyptian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: wꜥ     Ordinal: tpj, ḥꜣtj     Adverbial: zp wꜥ     Distributive: wꜥ wꜥ

Etymology

tp (“atop”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /taˈpij/ → /taˈpij/ → /təˈpej/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /taˈpij/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /taˈpij/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /təˈpej/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɛpi/
  • Conventional anglicization: tepi

Adjective

1. being on top of, standing atop
2. (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) first

   Synonym: (Late Egyptian) ḥꜣtj

3. chief, head, main
4. best

Inflection

Declension of tpj (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	tpj	tpt
dual	tpjwj, tpwj	tptj
plural	tpjw, tpw	tpwt1, tpt2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tpj  

tp	tp	tp

Derived terms

• ḥm-nṯr tpj
• zp-tpj
• tpj-ḏw.f
• tp-rnpt
• tpt

 

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 91, 103, 107.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 80, 128