Reconstruction:Egyptian/tꜣšj

This Egyptian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Egyptian

Etymology

tꜣš (“border”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /taʀˈʃij/ → /taʀˈʃij/ → /təˈʃeʔ/ → /təˈʃeʔ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /taʀˈʃij/, plural IPA^(key): /taʀˈʃijwaw/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /taʀˈʃij/, plural IPA^(key): /taʀˈʃijwaw/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /təˈʃeʔ/, plural IPA^(key): /təˈʃeʔwə/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /təˈʃeʔ/, plural IPA^(key): /təˈʃeʔw/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɑʃi/
  • Conventional anglicization: tashi

Noun

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1. neighbor

Inflection

Declension of tꜣšj (masculine i-stem)

singular	tꜣšj
dual	tꜣšjwj
plural	tꜣšjw

Descendants

• Demotic: ⁠⁠ (tše)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲑⲉϣⲉ (theše)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲉϣⲉ (teše)

References

• Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 56, 58-59