jnb

Egyptian

Noun

jnb, masculine

1. wall

Usage notes

Alternative hieroglyphic writings:

jnb

Inflection

Declension
sing.	jnb
dual	jnbwj
plural	jnbw

Derived terms

• jnb ḥḏ: Memphis
• jnbt: fence

Verb

jnb, strong triliteral

1. separate with walls, enclose with walls

Inflection

jnb: Triliteral (3-lit)
Base Stem:	jnb	Geminated Stem:	jnbb (rare)	Imperative:	jnb
Suffix Forms (1)			Participles(10)
	Active	Passive	Active	Passive	Relative
Perfective (2)	jnb	jnb.tw	jnb	jnb(w) (11) / jnby	jnb
Imperfective (3)	jnb	jnb.tw	jnb(j) / jnby	jnb(w) (11)	jnb(w) (11) / jnby
Perfect	jnb.n	jnb.n.tw	------	------	jnb.n
Prospective	jnb	jnbb	jnbtj.fj (9)	------	------
Subjunctive	jnb	jnb.tw	Stative
Passive	------	jnb(w) / jnby		Singular	Plural
"Consequential"(4)	jnb.jn	jnb.jn.tw	1st Person	jnb.kw	jnb.wjn
"Necessitive"(5)	jnb.ḫr	jnb.ḫr.tw	2nd person	jnb.tj	jnb.tjwjn
"Future Consequential"(6)	jnb.k3	jnb.k3.tw	3rd person (masc)	jnb.w	jnb.wj
Old Perfect (7)	jnbt	jnbt	3rd person (fem)	jnb.tj
Infinitival forms
Infinitive	jnb	Negatival Complement	jnb(w)	Complementary Infinitive(8)	jnbt

1) All of these forms can display their subject using the suffix pronouns (and they frequently do)
2) Otherwise known as the "Indicative"
3) Otherwise known as the "Circumstantial"
4) No formal name - usually referred to as the "sḏm.jn"
5) No formal name - usually referred to as the "sḏm.ḫr"
6) No formal name - usually referred to as the "sḏm.k3"
7) Otherwise known as the "jnbt"
8) Rare & Archaic
9) Declines using third person suffix pronouns: masc.: .fj, fem: .sj & plural: .sn
10) Decline like adjectives
11) -w only appears in the masculine singular

References

Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian