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Egyptian
Etymology
Perhaps from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *waqar-; compare Hebrew יָקָר (yāqār, “expensive, precious”).
Pronunciation
Verb
3-lit.
- (intransitive) to be(come) excellent, worthy, or irreproachable
- Reign of Amenemhat II or Senusret II, c. 1929–1878 BCE, Stela of Hekaib (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, AP 78):
- jnk nḏs jqr ḏd m r(ꜣ).f
- I was an excellent individual, one who spoke with his own mouth.
- (intransitive) to be(come) reliable, trustworthy, or dependable
Inflection
Conjugation of jqr (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: jqr, geminated stem: jqrr
| infinitival forms
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imperative
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| infinitive
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negatival complement
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complementary infinitive1
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singular
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plural
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jqr
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jqrw, jqr
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jqrt
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jqr
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jqr
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| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
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| stative stem
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periphrastic imperfective2
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periphrastic prospective2
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jqr
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ḥr jqr
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m jqr
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r jqr
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| suffix conjugation
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| aspect / mood
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active
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contingent
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| aspect / mood
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active
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| perfect
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jqr.n
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consecutive
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jqr.jn
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| terminative
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jqrt
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| perfective3
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jqr
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obligative1
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jqr.ḫr
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| imperfective
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jqr
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| prospective3
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jqr
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potentialis1
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jqr.kꜣ
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| subjunctive
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jqr
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| verbal adjectives
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| aspect / mood
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relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
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participles
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| active
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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jqr.n
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—
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—
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| perfective
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jqr
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jqr
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jqr, jqrw5, jqry5
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| imperfective
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jqr, jqry, jqrw5
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jqr, jqrj6, jqry6
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jqr, jqrw5
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| prospective
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jqr, jqrtj7
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jqrtj4, jqrt4
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- Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
- Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
- 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.
- Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
- Only in the masculine singular.
- Only in the masculine.
- Only in the feminine.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jqr
Derived terms
Adjective
- perfective active participle of jqr: excellent, worthy, reliable
Inflection
Declension of jqr (perfective active participle)
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masculine
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feminine
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| singular
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jqr
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jqrt
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| dual
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jqrwj
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jqrtj
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| plural
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jqrw
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jqrwt1, jqrt2
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- Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
- From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
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See under the verb above.
Adverb
- very, exceedingly
See under the verb above.
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 137.1–137.20, 138.1
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 31–32
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 293.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 54
