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Egyptian
Etymology
From jwt (negation particle) + -j (nisba ending). The noun jwtj is in turn simply a nominalized use of the adjective jwtj.
Pronunciation
Adjective
- the negative relative adjective — allows a clause to serve as a negated relative clause, usually with an adverbial or verbal predicate
- (introducing a direct relative clause, with jwtj serving in place of a subject) which is not, who is not, not being
- (introducing an indirect relative clause, with a later resumptive pronoun) such that it is not the case that, for which it is not the case that
Usage notes
When followed by an indirect relative clause with a pronominal subject, the subject takes the form of a suffix pronoun attached to jwtj. The exceptions to this are clauses with a first-person singular subject, which use the dependent pronoun wj, and sometimes a third-person subject, which can use the dependent pronoun st. Other subjects rarely also appear in dependent-pronoun form.
Analogously to jw, jwtj asserts that the statement in the clause is false at the time of the statement, marking it as modally realis.
Inflection
Declension of
jwtj (
nisba adjective)
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masculine
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feminine
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singular
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jwtj
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jwtt
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dual
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jwtjwj, jwtwj
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jwttj
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plural
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jwtjw, jwtw
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jwtwt1, jwtt2
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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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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwtj
Antonyms
Noun
m
- (introducing a direct relative clause) he who is not, one who is not, that which is not
- (introducing an indirect relative clause, with a later resumptive pronoun) he for whom it is not the case that, one for whom it is not the case that, that for which it is not the case that
- (without a following relative clause) he who doesn’t exist, one who doesn’t exist, that which doesn’t exist
Usage notes
See under the adjective above.
Inflection
See under the adjective above.
See under the adjective above.
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