nmj
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Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛmi/
- Conventional anglicization: nemi
Contraction
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nmj
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| nmj |
Descendants
- Coptic: ⲛⲓⲙ (nim)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈniːmit/ → /ˈniːmiʔ/ → /ˈniːma/ → /ˈniːmə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛmi/
- Conventional anglicization: nemi
Verb
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3-lit.
- (transitive) to traverse
Inflection
Conjugation of nmj (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: nmj
| infinitival forms | imperative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
| nmj |
nmjw, nmj |
nmjt |
nmj |
nmj |
| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
| nmj |
ḥr nmj |
m nmj |
r nmj |
| suffix conjugation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
| aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
| perfect | nmj.n |
nmjw, nmj |
consecutive | nmj.jn |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
| active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
| terminative | nmjt | ||||
| perfective3 | nmj |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
obligative1 | nmj.ḫr |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
| imperfective | nmj |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
| prospective3 | nmj |
nmj |
potentialis1 | nmj.kꜣ |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
| active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
| subjunctive | nmj |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
| verbal adjectives | ||||
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| aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
| active | passive | active | passive | |
| perfect | nmj.n |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
— | — |
| perfective | nmj |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
nmj |
nmj, nmjw5, nmjy5 |
| imperfective | nmj, nmjy, nmjw5 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 |
nmj, nmjj6, nmjy6 |
nmj, nmjw5 |
| prospective | nmj, nmjtj7 |
— | nmjtj4, nmjt4 | |
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Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛmi/
- Conventional anglicization: nemi
Noun
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m
- Late Period form of nmw (“dwarf”)
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 78, 238–239.