jw.f ꜥꜣ.f

Egyptian

Etymology

jw (“comes”) +‎ .f (“he”) +‎ ꜥꜣ (“becomes great”) +‎ .f (“he”), a reciprocal sentence, literally ‘no sooner does he come than he becomes great’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iuːʔɛf ɑːʔɑʔɛf/
- Conventional anglicization: iu.ef aa.ef

Noun

m

man on the rise, someone quickly becoming important

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 224

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