-yw

See also: yw, YW, yW, and -yw-

Egyptian

Etymology

The first consonant y presumably derives from the final (weak) radical j of a fourth weak verb in contact with the suffix -w, which forms the second consonant of -yw.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iːuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: -yu

Suffix

1. Forms the negatival complement of fourth weak verbs.

Usage notes

The ordinary ending -w for the negatival complement is also used with fourth weak verbs.

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 174.