jj.tj

Egyptian

Etymology

Stative stem of jj (“to come”) +‎ .tj (second-person singular stative ending).

Pronunciation

Interjection
  1. welcome (greeting upon someone’s arrival)

Usage notes

Syntactically this word functions as an adverbial (like other stative verb forms). It is usually followed by m ḥtp (“in peace”).

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jj.tj  
jj.tj

Synonyms

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 218.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 116
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 38.5–38.6
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