See also: kj and kJ

Egyptian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ki

 sg 1. stative ending

  1. (Old Egyptian, attached to a stative verb form) I, me
Inflection
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Old Egyptian personal pronouns
number first person second person third person
masculine feminine masculine feminine
suffix pronouns singular , .j
.k, .kj1
.ṯ, .ṯn
.f, .fj1
.s, .sj1
dual .nj
.ṯnj
.snj
plural .n
.ṯn
.sn
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns singular w, wj, wy
kw, k, ṯw,
ṯm, ṯn
sw, s
s
dual
ṯnj
snj
plural n
ṯn
sn
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns singular jnk
ṯwt
ṯmt
swt
stt
dual

ntsnj
plural
ntṯn
ntsn, jntsn
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings singular .kj, .k
.tj, .t
, .j
.tj, .t
dual .tjwn
.wy, .wj
.ty
plural .wn, .nw
, .w, .y, .wy
.tj, .t

1 Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.

Middle Egyptian personal pronouns
number first person second person third person
masculine feminine masculine feminine
suffix pronouns singular , .j
.k, .kj1
.ṯ, .t
.f, .fj1
.s, .sj1
dual2 .nj
.ṯnj, .tnj
.snj
plural .n
.ṯn, .tn
.sn, .w3
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns singular wj, w
ṯw, tw
ṯn, tn
sw, st
sj, s, st
plural n
ṯn, tn
sn, st
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns singular jnk
ntk, ṯwt2
ntṯ, ntt, ṯwt2
ntf, swt2
nts, swt2
plural jnn3
ntṯn, nttn
ntsn
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings singular .kw
.tj, .t, .tw3
, .w
.tj, .t, .tw3
plural .wn, .wjn
.tjwn, .tjwnj
, .w, .y
proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns3 singular tw.j
tw.k
tw.t
sw
sj, st
plural tw.n
tw.tn
st

1 Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.
2 Only in formal texts, especially religious texts.
3 Only in postclassical (Neo-Middle Egyptian) texts.

Late Egyptian personal pronouns
number first person second person third person
masculine feminine masculine feminine
suffix pronouns singular , .j
.k, .kw
.t
.f, .fj
.s, .st, .sw
plural .n
.tn, .twn
.w, .sn1
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns1 singular wj
tw, tj
sw, st
plural n, wn
twn
sn, st
stressed (‘independent’) pronouns singular jnk
mntk, mtwk
mntt, mtwy
mntf
mntst, mntjst
plural jnn
mnttn
mntw
stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings1 singular .kw, .k
.tj, .tw
, .w, .y
.tj, .tw
plural .nw
.tn
, .w, .y
unmarked2 , .tw
proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns singular tw.j
tw.k
tw.t
sw
st, sw
plural tw.n
tw.tn
st, sw, swt

1 Only in formal texts, especially religious texts.
2 Later form.

Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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.k (you) +‎ -j (dual ending).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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k
y

 m sg 2. suffix pronoun

  1. form of .k sometimes used when attached to a dual noun

References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 53, 206.
  • Edel, Elmar (1955-1964) Altägyptische Grammatik, Rome: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 33