jꜣbtj

Egyptian

Etymology

jꜣbt (“east, left”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˈʀibtij/ → /jaˈʀibtij/ → /ʔəˈjeβt/

Adjective

  1. eastern
  2. left (direction)

Inflection
Declension of jꜣbtj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular jꜣbtj
 jꜣbtt
dual jꜣbtjwj, jꜣbtwj
 jꜣbttj
plural jꜣbtjw, jꜣbtw
 jꜣbtwt1, jꜣbtt2
  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.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbtj  
jꜣbtj

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References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 30.16–31.3
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 455.
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