jbꜣ

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb

ibAY6

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to dance (+ n: because of, out of joy over)
    Synonyms: ḫbj, wꜣr
  2. (intransitive) to move with a dancing motion, for example of a running ostrich

Inflection

Conjugation of jbꜣ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: jbꜣ, geminated stem: jbꜣꜣ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
jbꜣ
jbꜣw, jbꜣ
jbꜣt
jbꜣ
jbꜣ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
jbꜣ
ḥr jbꜣ
m jbꜣ
r jbꜣ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect jbꜣ.n
consecutive jbꜣ.jn
terminative jbꜣt
perfective3 jbꜣ
obligative1 jbꜣ.ḫr
imperfective jbꜣ
prospective3 jbꜣ
potentialis1 jbꜣ.kꜣ
subjunctive jbꜣ
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect jbꜣ.n
perfective jbꜣ
jbꜣ
jbꜣ, jbꜣw5, jbꜣy5
imperfective jbꜣ, jbꜣy, jbꜣw5
jbꜣ, jbꜣj6, jbꜣy6
jbꜣ, jbꜣw5
prospective jbꜣ, jbꜣtj7
jbꜣtj4, jbꜣt4

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

Noun

ibAY6

 m

  1. dance
  2. (Late Egyptian) entertainment in general

Inflection

Declension of jbꜣ (masculine)
singular jbꜣ
dual jbꜣwj
plural jbꜣw

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Noun

ibAA32

 m

  1. dancer

Inflection

Declension of jbꜣ (masculine)
singular jbꜣ
dual jbꜣwj
plural jbꜣw

Alternative forms

Noun

ibE8Y6

 m

  1. game piece, man (piece in a board game)

Inflection

Declension of jbꜣ (masculine)
singular jbꜣ
dual jbꜣwj
plural jbꜣw

Alternative forms

References