-tj

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See also: tj, TJ, .tj, and tj.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

-t (“feminine ending”) + -j (“dual ending”).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

t
y
  1. Used to form the feminine dual forms of nouns and adjectives
Usage notes

The dual is sometimes represented by writing the phonetic or determinative glyph two times.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -tj  
t
ti
tii
-t -tj -tj

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Suffix

t
y
  1. Used to form the (stem of the) prospective participle.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -tj  
t
tii
t
Z2
t y
Z2
wt
y
-t -tj -t -tj -wtj
in the plural in the plural Old Egyptian form for final-weak verbs, causatives,
and verbs with more than 3 radicals

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 332.
  • Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 60
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