-tj
Egyptian
Etymology 1
-t (“feminine ending”) + -j (“dual ending”).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /tVj/ → /tVj/ → /t(ə)/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ti/
- Conventional anglicization: -ti
Suffix
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- Used to form the feminine dual forms of nouns and adjectives
Usage notes
The dual is sometimes represented by writing the phonetic or determinative glyph two times.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -tj
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ti/
- Conventional anglicization: -ti
Suffix
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- Used to form the (stem of the) prospective participle.
Alternative forms
References
- Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 332
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 60
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