m-jr

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Egyptian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

m (imperative of jmj (“to not do”)) +‎ jr (negatival complement of jrj (“to do”)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mir

 compound

  1. (Late Egyptian, with following infinitive) don’t; forms the negative imperative (prohibitive) [since the 18th Dynasty]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Coptic: ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄- (m̄pr̄-)

References[edit]

  • Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages 79–80
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