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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
m
forearm
Inflection
Declension of mḥ (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mḥ
Noun
m
a cubit , a measure of length equivalent to 28 ḏbꜥw ( “ digits ” ) or 7 šzpw ( “ palms ” ) (about 52.5 centimetres ).
Inflection
Declension of mḥ (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mḥ
Derived terms
Verb
2-lit.
( transitive ) to hold
( transitive ) to understand
( transitive ) to capture
( transitive with n ) to seize
Inflection
Conjugation of mḥ (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: mḥ , geminated stem: mḥḥ
infinitival forms
imperative
infinitive
negatival complement
complementary infinitive1
singular
plural
mḥ
mḥw , mḥ
mḥt
mḥ , j.mḥ
mḥ , j.mḥ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem
periphrastic imperfective 2
periphrastic prospective 2
mḥ
ḥr mḥ
m mḥ
r mḥ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood
active
passive
contingent
aspect / mood
active
passive
perfect
mḥ.n
mḥw , mḥ
consecutive
mḥ.jn
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
terminative
mḥt
perfective 3
mḥ
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
obligative1
mḥ.ḫr
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
imperfective
mḥ , j.mḥ 1
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
prospective 3
mḥ
mḥḥ
potentialis1
mḥ.kꜣ
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
subjunctive
mḥ , j.mḥ 1
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
participles
active
passive
active
passive
perfect
mḥ.n
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
—
—
perfective
mḥ
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
mḥ
mḥḥ , mḥḥj 6 , mḥ 2 , mḥw 2 5 , mḥy 2 5
imperfective
j.mḥ 1 , mḥ , mḥy , mḥw 5
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
j.mḥ 1 , j.mḥw 1 5 , mḥ , mḥj 6 , mḥy 6
mḥ , mḥw 5
prospective
mḥ , mḥtj 7
—
mḥtj 4 , mḥt 4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f /.fj , feminine .s /.sj , dual .sn /.snj , plural .sn .
Only in the masculine singular.
Only in the masculine.
Only in the feminine.
Etymology 2
Verb
2-lit.
( transitive ) to fill
( with m ) to fill with
( transitive ) to complete , finish
( transitive ) to capture
( transitive ) to inlay
( intransitive ) to be(come) full
( transitive with m or ẖr ) to be(come) full of
( auxiliary with r and a verb in the infinitive) to begin doing
Inflection
Conjugation of mḥ (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: mḥ , geminated stem: mḥḥ
infinitival forms
imperative
infinitive
negatival complement
complementary infinitive1
singular
plural
mḥ
mḥw , mḥ
mḥt
mḥ , j.mḥ
mḥ , j.mḥ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem
periphrastic imperfective 2
periphrastic prospective 2
mḥ
ḥr mḥ
m mḥ
r mḥ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood
active
passive
contingent
aspect / mood
active
passive
perfect
mḥ.n
mḥw , mḥ
consecutive
mḥ.jn
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
terminative
mḥt
perfective 3
mḥ
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
obligative1
mḥ.ḫr
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
imperfective
mḥ , j.mḥ 1
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
prospective 3
mḥ
mḥḥ
potentialis1
mḥ.kꜣ
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
subjunctive
mḥ , j.mḥ 1
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
participles
active
passive
active
passive
perfect
mḥ.n
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
—
—
perfective
mḥ
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
mḥ
mḥḥ , mḥḥj 6 , mḥ 2 , mḥw 2 5 , mḥy 2 5
imperfective
j.mḥ 1 , mḥ , mḥy , mḥw 5
active + .tj 1 , .tw 2
j.mḥ 1 , j.mḥw 1 5 , mḥ , mḥj 6 , mḥy 6
mḥ , mḥw 5
prospective
mḥ , mḥtj 7
—
mḥtj 4 , mḥt 4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f /.fj , feminine .s /.sj , dual .sn /.snj , plural .sn .
Only in the masculine singular.
Only in the masculine.
Only in the feminine.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Prefix
Forms ordinal numbers greater than nine (in Late Egyptian, greater than one) from cardinal numbers .
Inflection
Declension of mḥ
masculine
feminine
singular
mḥ
mḥt
References
James P[eter] Allen (2010 ) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN .
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962 ) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
Hoch, James (1997 ) Middle Egyptian Grammar , Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN , page 83