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U+A723, ꜣ
LATIN SMALL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL ALEF

Latin Extended-D

Translingual

Letter

(upper case )

  1. (Egyptological transliteration) The lowercase letter alef, used in most Egyptian transliteration schemes to represent the sound of the hieroglyph
    A
    .

See also

Egyptian

AZ1
H_SPACE

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔay- (bird of prey).[1] Compare also Proto-Semitic *ʔayy- (bird of prey).

Noun

A

 m

  1. the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
    • c. 2289 BCE – 2255 BCE, Pyramid Texts of Pepi I — south wall of the vestibule, line 1, spell 539.1–539.2:[2]
      Dtp
      Z1
      n
      <
      ra
      mr
      ii
      >p
      n
      mApr
      r
      f
      r
      f
      S
      Swwiifr
      f
      ir
      p
      t
      pt
      ḏd-(mdw) tp n(j) mry-rꜥ pn m pr.f r.f šwy.f r.f jr pt
      Recitation (of words): The head of this Meryra is as a vulture, so he should go forth, so he should soar up to the sky.
    • c. 2050 BCE – 1950 BCE, Coffin Texts, version B1Bo (outer coffin of Djehutinakht, Boston 20.1822–27) line 323–324, spell 677:[3]
      sDr
      r
      A55nDHw&tn
      xt
      x t
      p
      n
      mwr
      r
      A40p
      f
      x
      r
      A15
      Hr
      gs
      Z1
      f

      wr
      r
      S
      N8
      fAissnDwssxmxmmtp
      p
      t
      f
      A40
      sḏr.n ḏḥwt(j)-nḫt pn m wr pf ḫr ḥr gs.f wrš.f j.snḏw sḫm m tpt.f
      • Translation by Faulkner[4]
        Djehutinakht has spent the night as yonder Great One who fell on his side, he passes the day as the vulture which is feared, being mighty by means of what is on him (i.e. his protective amulets).
  2. a bird in general
    • c. 2061–2010 BCE, Stela of Irtisen (Louvre C14), lines 9–10:
      iwr
      x
      Y1
      k
      w
      Sm
      t
      t
      w
      H_SPACE
      t
      A53D54
      t
      Z1
      B24
      a
      xrp
      a
      wnw
      Z1
      AZ1
      H_SPACE
      mD
      Z1
      jw(.j) rḫ.kw šmt twt nmtt rpwt ꜥḥꜥw nw mḏw-wꜥ
      I know the gait of a male figure, the stride of a female figure, and the stances of the eleven birds.
Inflection
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Particle

A

 enclitic

  1. intensifying or emphasizing particle, indeed
  2. (in clauses with a verbal predicate in the perfect) marks a statement as hypothetical or contrafactual
  3. (Neo-Middle Egyptian) also, and
Usage notes

This particle is enclitic; it follows the word which it is intensifying or marking as contrafactual. It can also apply its effect to whole phrases. Often the exact nuance imparted by this particle is unclear.

Frequently this particle is found following (and thus adding emphasis to) jsk, ḥwj, m.k, or ḥꜣ, and in the Pyramid Texts it is also found in nominal sentences preceding pw. In Neo-Middle Egyptian it precedes rather than follows (j)sk and js but is often found following jw.

Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • >? Late Egyptian: yꜣ (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 3

Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔa- (to walk, to go).[5]

Verb

AD56
  1. (intransitive, with n) to enter or tread (a place)?
  2. (intransitive, of feet) to tread
Usage notes

Gardiner considers the proper interpretation of this word “impossible in the lack of better evidence”. It is a dis legomenon, with only two certain attested occurrences (but possibly up to four in total).

Alternative forms

Etymology 4

Verb

AD56N23Z1
  1. Only used in jrj ꜣ r gs; possibly a variant of the verb ‘to tread’ above.

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References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, § 16.7, 18.8, pages 196, 234.
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 1.1–1.10
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
  • Gardiner, Alan (1948) “The First Two Pages of the Wörterbuch” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 34, p. 12–13
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, § 245, page 184
  • Meeks, Dimitri (2010) Dictionnaire égyptien ancien-français, Fascicule 1: ꜣ-ꜣbḏw, Montpellier: Institut d’Égyptologie François Daumas, pages 1–2
  • Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, pages 1–2
  • van der Molen, Rami (2000) A Hieroglyphic Dictionary of Egyptian Coffin Texts, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) “*ʔay-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Allen, James (2013) A New Concordance of the Pyramid Texts, volume V, Providence: Brown University, PT 539.1–539.2 (Pyr. 1303a–1303b), P
  3. ^ de Buck, Adriaan (1956) The Egyptian Coffin Texts, volume VI, page 304 h–i
  4. ^ Faulkner, Raymond (1977) The Ancient Egyptian Coffin Texts, volume 2, page 244
  5. ^ Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) “*ʔa-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill