mḥ

See also: mh, Mh, MH, mH, and .mh

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

 m

  1. forearm
Inflection
Declension of mḥ (masculine)
singular mḥ
dual mḥwj
plural mḥw
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mḥ  
mḥ

Noun

 m

  1. a cubit, a measure of length equivalent to 28 ḏbꜥw (“digits”) or 7 šzpw (“palms”) (about 52.5 centimetres).
Inflection
Declension of mḥ (masculine)
singular mḥ
dual mḥwj
plural mḥw
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mḥ  

mḥ mḥ mḥ
Derived terms

Verb

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to hold
  2. (transitive) to understand
  3. (transitive) to capture
  4. (transitive with n) to seize
Inflection
Conjugation of mḥ (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: mḥ, geminated stem: mḥḥ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
mḥ
 mḥw, mḥ
 mḥt
 mḥ, j.mḥ
 mḥ, j.mḥ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
mḥ
 ḥr mḥ
 m mḥ
 r mḥ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect mḥ.n
 mḥw, mḥ
 consecutive mḥ.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative mḥt
perfective3 mḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative mḥ.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective mḥ, j.mḥ1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 mḥ
 mḥḥ
 potentialis mḥ.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive mḥ, j.mḥ1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect mḥ.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective mḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 mḥ
 mḥḥ, mḥḥj6, mḥ2, mḥw2 5, mḥy2 5
imperfective j.mḥ1, mḥ, mḥy, mḥw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 j.mḥ1, j.mḥw1 5, mḥ, mḥj6, mḥy6
 mḥ, mḥw5
prospective mḥ, mḥtj7
 — mḥtj4, mḥt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.

Etymology 2

Verb

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to fill
    1. (with m) to fill with
  2. (transitive) to complete, finish
  3. (transitive) to capture
  4. (transitive) to inlay
  5. (intransitive) to be(come) full
    1. (transitive with m or ẖr) to be(come) full of
  6. (auxiliary with r and a verb in the infinitive) to begin doing
Inflection
Conjugation of mḥ (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: mḥ, geminated stem: mḥḥ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
mḥ
 mḥw, mḥ
 mḥt
 mḥ, j.mḥ
 mḥ, j.mḥ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
mḥ
 ḥr mḥ
 m mḥ
 r mḥ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect mḥ.n
 mḥw, mḥ
 consecutive mḥ.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative mḥt
perfective3 mḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative mḥ.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective mḥ, j.mḥ1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 mḥ
 mḥḥ
 potentialis mḥ.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive mḥ, j.mḥ1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect mḥ.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective mḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 mḥ
 mḥḥ, mḥḥj6, mḥ2, mḥw2 5, mḥy2 5
imperfective j.mḥ1, mḥ, mḥy, mḥw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 j.mḥ1, j.mḥw1 5, mḥ, mḥj6, mḥy6
 mḥ, mḥw5
prospective mḥ, mḥtj7
 — mḥtj4, mḥt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.
Derived terms
  • mḥ nfr (“justify, explain oneself”)
  • mḥ rdwj (“hurry”)

Etymology 3

Prefix
  1. Forms ordinal numbers greater than nine (in Late Egyptian, greater than one) from cardinal numbers.
Inflection
Declension of mḥ
masculine feminine
singular

mḥ


mḥt

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 83
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