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jp-jb

Egyptian

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Etymology

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From jp (“counting, assessing, shrewd, judicious”, perfective active participle of jp (“to count, to assess, to assign, to be(come) judicious”)) +‎ jb (“heart, mind”) in a direct genitive construction, thus “shrewd of mind”. The divine epithet can alternatively be understood with jb as the object of jp, thus “(one who is) assessing the heart/mind”, “assessor of the heart/mind”.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ip
Y1		 ib
Z1
  1. shrewd, judicious, discerning, circumspect

Inflection

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Declension of jp-jb
masculine feminine
singular jp-jb
 jpt-jb
dual jpwj-jb
 jptj-jb
plural jpw-jb
 jpwt-jb1, jpt-jb2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Proper noun

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ip
ib		 nTr

 m

  1. epithet for the god Thoth, and occasionally other gods [Greco-Roman Period]

Alternative forms

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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jp-jb  
ip
y		 ib
Z1		 C3
jpj-jb
as an epithet for Thoth

References

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