twy

Egyptian

Etymology

Derived from tw.

Pronunciation

Determiner

 f sg copular/vocative demonstrative determiner

  1. (Middle Egyptian) this is…
  2. (Middle Egyptian) O (vocative reference)

Usage notes

This demonstrative was always a determiner and could not stand alone as a pronoun. It follows the noun it describes.

Inflection

Alternative forms

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
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