jw.f ꜥꜣ.f

Egyptian

Etymology

jw (“comes”) +‎ .f (“he”) +‎ ꜥꜣ (“becomes great”) +‎ .f (“he”), a reciprocal sentence, literally ‘no sooner does he come than he becomes great’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuːʔɛf ɑːʔɑʔɛf/
  • Conventional anglicization: iu.ef aa.ef

Noun

 m

1. man on the rise, someone quickly becoming important

References

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 224