twꜣ
Egyptian
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /tuːɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: tua
Verb
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3-lit.
- (transitive) to physically support, to hold up
- (transitive) to support, to help or sustain (the poor)
- (transitive) to lift up, to raise (+ r: to (a place))
- (intransitive) to be supported (+ ḥr: to be supported by, to lean on (a person or scepter))
Inflection
editConjugation of twꜣ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: twꜣ, geminated stem: twꜣꜣ
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
twꜣ |
twꜣw, twꜣ |
twꜣt |
twꜣ |
twꜣ |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
twꜣ |
ḥr twꜣ |
m twꜣ |
r twꜣ |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | twꜣ.n |
twꜣw, twꜣ |
consecutive | twꜣ.jn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | twꜣt | ||||
perfective3 | twꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
obligative1 | twꜣ.ḫr |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | twꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | twꜣ |
twꜣꜣ |
potentialis1 | twꜣ.kꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | twꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | twꜣ.n |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
— | — |
perfective | twꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
twꜣ |
twꜣ, twꜣw5, twꜣy5 |
imperfective | twꜣ, twꜣy, twꜣw5 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
twꜣ, twꜣj6, twꜣy6 |
twꜣ, twꜣw5 |
prospective | twꜣ, twꜣtj7 |
— | twꜣtj4, twꜣt4 | |
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Alternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of twꜣ
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twꜣ |
Verb
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3-lit.
- (transitive) to beseech, to appeal to (someone)
- (transitive) to plead about or raise (a claim), to appeal regarding
Inflection
editConjugation of twꜣ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: twꜣ, geminated stem: twꜣꜣ
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
twꜣ |
twꜣw, twꜣ |
twꜣt |
twꜣ |
twꜣ |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
twꜣ |
ḥr twꜣ |
m twꜣ |
r twꜣ |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | twꜣ.n |
twꜣw, twꜣ |
consecutive | twꜣ.jn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | twꜣt | ||||
perfective3 | twꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
obligative1 | twꜣ.ḫr |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | twꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | twꜣ |
twꜣꜣ |
potentialis1 | twꜣ.kꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | twꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | twꜣ.n |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
— | — |
perfective | twꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
twꜣ |
twꜣ, twꜣw5, twꜣy5 |
imperfective | twꜣ, twꜣy, twꜣw5 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
twꜣ, twꜣj6, twꜣy6 |
twꜣ, twꜣw5 |
prospective | twꜣ, twꜣtj7 |
— | twꜣtj4, twꜣt4 | |
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Alternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of twꜣ
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twꜣ | twꜣ |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 248.5–248.7, 248.12–250.11
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 294–295
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 174.