mḥn
Egyptian
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛhɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: mehen
Verb
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3-lit.
- (transitive, usually of serpents) to encircle, to coil around
Inflection
editConjugation of mḥn (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: mḥn, geminated stem: mḥnn
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
mḥn |
mḥnw, mḥn |
mḥnt |
mḥn |
mḥn |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
mḥn |
ḥr mḥn |
m mḥn |
r mḥn |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | mḥn.n |
mḥnw, mḥn |
consecutive | mḥn.jn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | mḥnt | ||||
perfective3 | mḥn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
obligative1 | mḥn.ḫr |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | mḥn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | mḥn |
mḥnn |
potentialis1 | mḥn.kꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | mḥn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | mḥn.n |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
— | — |
perfective | mḥn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
mḥn |
mḥn, mḥnw5, mḥny5 |
imperfective | mḥn, mḥny, mḥnw5 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
mḥn, mḥnj6, mḥny6 |
mḥn, mḥnw5 |
prospective | mḥn, mḥntj7 |
— | mḥntj4, mḥnt4 | |
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Derived terms
editProper noun
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m
Noun
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m
- mehen, a board game [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
editReferences
edit- Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order[1]