mj

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See also: MJ, mJ, and mj.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare with Hebrew מי ().

Pronoun

mD38

 interrogative enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

  1. who? what?
Usage notes

This form of pronoun is an enclitic that must directly follow the word it modifies. Its meaning depends on its context:

  • When it follows a verb, it indicates the object of the verb.
  • In the second and third person when it follows an adjective, it forms the subject of an adjectival sentence.
  • When it follows a relative adjective, such as ntj, ntt, or jsṯ, it indicates the subject of the relative clause (usually only in the first person singular and third person common).
  • When it follows an imperative, it indicates the subject or the object of the verb.
  • When it follows a particle like m.k, it indicates the subject of the clause.
  • When attached to a preposition, it indicates the object of the preposition.
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Etymology 2

Particle

mD38

 enclitic

  1. (following a verb in the imperative) please, now
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Preposition

mii
  1. like, just as
  2. in accordance with
  3. as well as
Usage notes

When the object is a personal pronoun, mj is not used; instead, one of its derivatives mjtj and mjtw is used with a suffix pronoun.

Inflection
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References

  1. ^ Allen, James Peter (2015) Middle Egyptian Literature: Eight Literary Works of the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 283