wꜥj

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Egyptian

Etymology

Compare wꜥ (one, alone), either the source of the verb or a derivation of it.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed Old Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈwiʕjit/

Verb

wa
a
Z1nDs

 3ae inf.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) alone, to be(come) the sole or only one
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 41–45:
      ir
      n
      A1h
      r
      whrwZ1Z1Z1wa
      a
      Z1 nDs
      k
      WA1ibZ1A1msnn
      nw
      wA1Z1Z1A1
      zDr
      r
      A55
      k
      wA1mXn
      n
      nw W
      pr
      n
      k
      Ap
      V19
      pr
      n
      xt
      t Z1
      q
      n
      iD32a
      n
      A1H6AWiitra
      jr.n.j ḫmtw hrw wꜥ.kw jb.j m snnw.j sḏr.kw m ẖnw n(j) kꜣp n(j) ḫt qnj.n.j šwyt
      I spent three days alone, my heart my only companion (literally, “my second”), lying inside a shelter of wood, having embraced the shadows.

Inflection

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 219.