snb.tj

Egyptian

Etymology

snb (“to be(come) healthy”) +‎ .tj (second-person singular stative ending).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛnɛbʔti/
  • Conventional anglicization: seneb.ti

Interjection

1. farewell, goodbye, have a safe trip
   • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) line 158:

     ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n.f n.j snb.t(j) zpwj snwj nḏs r pr.k

     Then he said to me, Safe travels, safe travels, little man, to your house!

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snb.tj  

snb.t

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 218.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 116