jmy

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /imiː/
  • Conventional anglicization: imy

Adjective

1. (following n (“to, for”) with an attached suffix pronoun) of, belonging to

   • ms n.f jmy

     a child of his

     (literally, “child to-him belonging”)

Inflection

Usually invariable, but older texts sometimes use a feminine form jmyt when the modified noun is feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmy  

jm

Romanization

jmy

1. Template:egy-alt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.