bjn

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈbaːjin/ → /ˈbaːjin/ → /ˈbaːʔən/ → /ˈβoːʔən/

Adjective

  1. bad, evil

Inflection
Declension of bjn (perfective active participle)
masculine feminine
singular bjn
 bjnt
dual bjnwj
 bjntj
plural bjnw
 bjnwt1, bjnt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 33
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