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Egyptian

FWOTD – 28 November 2015

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈtʼiːban/ → /ˈtʼiːban/ → /ˈtʼiːbən/ → /ˈtʼiːβən/

Noun

F46
n
O39

 m

  1. the metal counterweight in balance scales
  2. an (earlier) deben, a measure of weight equivalent to about 13.6 grams.
  3. a (later) deben, a measure of weight equivalent to 12 šnꜥtjw (“rings”) or 10 qdwt (“qites”) (about 91 grams).
Inflection
Declension of dbn (masculine)
singular dbn
dual dbnwj
plural dbnw
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dbn  
F49
n		 O39
F46
n		 N33C
dbn
F49		 O39
F48
n
O39
dbn dbn dbn dbn

Noun

F49
n		 N34

 m

  1. a metal? helmet
Inflection
Declension of dbn (masculine)
singular dbn
dual dbnwj
plural dbnw

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

F46
n		 N33
Z3

 m

  1. builder’s mortar
Inflection
Declension of dbn (masculine)
singular dbn
dual dbnwj
plural dbnw

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

dbn
F47

 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to go around, to circumambulate
  2. (intransitive) to recur
  3. (transitive) to encircle
    1. (+ m) to encircle with
Inflection
Conjugation of dbn (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: dbn, geminated stem: dbnn
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
dbn
 dbnw, dbn
 dbnt
 dbn
 dbn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
dbn
 ḥr dbn
 m dbn
 r dbn
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect dbn.n
 dbnw, dbn
 consecutive dbn.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative dbnt
perfective3 dbn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 dbn.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective dbn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 dbn
 dbnn
 potentialis1 dbn.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive dbn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect dbn.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective dbn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 dbn
 dbn, dbnw5, dbny5
imperfective dbn, dbny, dbnw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 dbn, dbnj6, dbny6
 dbn, dbnw5
prospective dbn, dbntj7
 — dbntj4, dbnt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dbn  
F49
n		 D54
F46
D54
dbn
F49 D54
F46
n		 D54
dbn dbn dbn dbn
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38
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