jꜣbj
Egyptian edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps related to jb (“heart”). Suffixed with -j (nisba ending).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iɑbi/
- Conventional anglicization: iabi
Adjective edit
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Inflection edit
Declension of jꜣbj (nisba adjective)
masculine | feminine | |
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singular | jꜣbj |
jꜣbt |
dual | jꜣbjwj, jꜣbwj |
jꜣbtj |
plural | jꜣbjw, jꜣbw |
jꜣbwt1, jꜣbt2 |
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Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
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- left (direction)
- left side (of someone or something)
- (originally Late Egyptian) left arm [chiefly Greco-Roman Period]
Alternative forms edit
See under the adjective above.
References edit
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 30.1–30.10
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8