jrj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

ir

 3ae inf.

  1. (transitive) to do, to act (+ r: against (someone); + n: for; + ḥnꜥ: with)
  2. (transitive) to make (+ r: for (a place))
  3. (transitive) to acquire
  4. (transitive) to beget (children)
  5. (transitive) to pass (time), to spend (time)
  6. (transitive) to act as (a function)
  7. (transitive) to cultivate (plants), to work (fields)
Inflection
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Descendants

Etymology 2

r (“regarding, with respect to”) +‎ -j (“adverbializing suffix”).

Adverb

ir
y

  1. regarding it, with respect to it, concerning it, thereto
  2. (after a preposition) Forms prepositional adverbs from certain prepositions.
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Etymology 3

From r (“regarding, with respect to”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”). The noun is simply a nominalized use of the nisba adjective.

Adjective

ir
y

  1. pertaining to, relating to, belonging to
Inflection
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Noun

ir
y		 A48

 m

  1. one pertaining to
  2. keeper, guardian
  3. duty
Inflection
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References

  • Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 91, 95, 456
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