sj

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰ/

Letter

sj (upper case Sj)

1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

Egyptian

Etymology

Cognate to Proto-Semitic *šiʔa.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /si/
  • Conventional anglicization: si

Pronoun

 f sg 3. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

1. she, her (see usage notes)

Usage notes

This form of pronoun is an enclitic that must directly follow the word it modifies. Its meaning depends on its context:

• When it follows a verb, it indicates the object of the verb.
• In the second and third person when it follows an adjective, it forms the subject of an adjectival sentence.
• When it follows a relative adjective, such as ntj, ntt, or jsṯ, it indicates the subject of the relative clause (usually only in the first person singular and third person common).
• When it follows an imperative, it indicates the subject or the object of the verb.
• When it follows a particle like m.k, it indicates the subject of the clause.
• When attached to a preposition, it indicates the object of the preposition.

Inflection

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sj  

s	sj	s

Pronoun

 f sg 3. proclitic (‘subject form’) pronoun

1. she

Usage notes

This form of pronoun is a proclitic that must stand at the beginning of a sentence (generally adverbial) and cannot come after any particles. It always indicates the subject of the sentence.

Inflection

Alternative forms

See under the enclitic pronoun above.

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 51, 116.

Swedish

Pronoun

sj

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of själv.

   – vgd – inget sj

   – What are you up to? – Nothing, and you?