jmj

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Egyptian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Etymology 1[edit]

m (in) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Adjective[edit]

iZ11my
H_SPACE
  1. inherent (in), being (in)
  2. (after an adjective, forming the superlative) -est of, -est among
Inflection[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

imD35

 3ae inf.

  1. (transitive) to not be
  2. (catenative, with a verb in the negatival complement) to not do
Inflection[edit]
In Middle Egyptian this is a defective verb, used only in the subjunctive and imperative. The imperative in this case becomes usually written as simply
mD35
or
m
m.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

imM
D38
  1. imperative of rḏj (to give, to cause)
  2. (Late Egyptian, with following verb in the subjunctive-prospective) forms the causative imperative
Alternative forms[edit]
The writing with two
m
s is conventionally transliterated jmm but in fact likely represents only a single m; one of the signs was originally a phonetic complement to biliteral
M
standing for jm, but
M
later took on a uniliteral value m and so became considered interchangeable with
m
, resulting in the new writing with two
m
s.
Descendants[edit]
  • Coptic: ⲙ- (m-)

References[edit]

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 91, 160, 190–191, 260, 415.
  • Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 78–79