Wiktionary

ntj jm

Egyptian

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Etymology

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From ntj (“(one) who is”) +‎ jm (“therein”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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n
t y		 im

 m pl

  1. (chiefly in the plural, euphemistic) the dead [since the Middle Kingdom]
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 6–7:
      Dr
      r      		 tywZ2ss
      H_SPACE      		 mT
      H      		 wbH
      Z2      		 U3z
      n
      Z2      		 swwn
      t      		 tywZ2ss
      H_SPACE      		 imA51Z3Hr
      Z1      		 n
      r
      nr      		 D40
      n
      f
      ḏrtjw m ṯḥw mꜣ.sn sw ntjw jm ḥr nr n.f
      The ancestors are in joy when they see him, and the dead are in awe of him.

Inflection

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Declension of ntj jm (masculine)
singular ntj jm
dual ntjwj jm
plural ntjw jm

Alternative forms

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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ntj jm  
n
t y		 imN33C
Z2ss
n
t		 tywZ3im
n
tyw		 Z3im
n
t y		 tywZ3iM
n
t		 tywZ3imA14
Z2
n
tyw		 imA54
Z2
Nt
y		 P1
ntj jm ntjw jm ntjw jm ntjw jm ntjw jm ntjw jm ntj jm
[New Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [Greco-Roman Period]
plural plural plural plural[1] plural

Descendants

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  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ (etemmau)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ (etm̄mau)

References

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  1. ^ Grapow, Hermann, et al. (1897–1939) Das digitalisierte Zettelarchiv des “Wörterbuches der ägyptischen Sprache” (DZA)‎[1], Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, published 1999, DZA 25.355.700
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