nj js

Egyptian

Etymology

nj (“not”) +‎ js (negative particle).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ni is/
  • Conventional anglicization: ni is

Particle

1. and not, but not; introduces a word or phrase negated in contrast to the preceding word or phrase.
2. unless, except
   • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 1.2–1.3:

     spd dsw r th-mtn nn ḥn nj js ḥr zp.f

     Sharp are the knives against one who transgresses the path; there is no haste except at its proper time.

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 126.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 123