jmntj

Egyptian

Etymology

jmnt (“west, right”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˈmintij/ → /jaˈmintij/ → /ʔəˈmentə/ → /ʔəˈment/

Adjective
imntt
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  1. western
  2. right (direction)

Inflection
Declension of jmntj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular jmntj
 jmntt
dual jmntjwj, jmntwj
 jmnttj
plural jmntjw, jmntw
 jmntwt1, jmntt2
  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.

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Descendants
  • Demotic: jmnṱ

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 309.
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 56
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