nk

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See also: NK, nK, -nk, and nk.

Egyptian

Etymology

Compare Arabic نَكَحَ (nakaḥa) and Arabic نَاكَ (nāka), Akkadian 𒈾𒀀𒆪 (nâku).

Pronunciation

Verb

n
k
D53

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to copulate
    Synonyms: dꜣ, dꜣdꜣ, nhp

Inflection

Conjugation of nk (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: nk, geminated stem: nkk
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
nk
nkw, nk
nkt
nk, j.nk
nk, j.nk
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
nk
ḥr nk
m nk
r nk
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect nk.n
nkw, nk
consecutive nk.jn
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative nkt
perfective3 nk
active + .tj1, .tw2
obligative1 nk.ḫr
active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective nk, j.nk1
active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 nk
nkk
potentialis1 nk.kꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive nk, j.nk1
active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect nk.n
active + .tj1, .tw2
perfective nk
active + .tj1, .tw2
nk
nkk, nkkj6, nk2, nkw2 5, nky2 5
imperfective j.nk1, nk, nky, nkw5
active + .tj1, .tw2
j.nk1, j.nkw1 5, nk, nkj6, nky6
nk, nkw5
prospective nk, nktj7
nktj4, nkt4

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.

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Derived terms

References

  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 345
  • Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order

Lingala

Pronunciation

Letter

nk (upper case Nk)

  1. A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.