jsṯ
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Egyptian
Etymology
From earlier sṯ, from Old Egyptian sk.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /isɛt͡ʃ/
- Conventional anglicization: isetj
Particle
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proclitic
- converts a nonverbal sentence into a dependent adverbial (circumstantial) clause; while, when, although
- Synonym: tj
Usage notes
When the dependent clause introduced by jsṯ has a personal pronoun as its subject, it takes the dependent form.
Alternative forms
References
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 144-145, 183, 193.