nfr

See also: NFR

Egyptian

FWOTD – 13 January 2016

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈnaːfiɾ/ → /ˈnaːfiʔ/ → /ˈnaːfaʔ/ → /ˈnoːfə/

Adjective

nfrf
r		 A40

  1. good, fine, wonderful, perfect
    • 12th Dynasty, The coffin of Nakhtankh, London, British Museum, BM EA 35285:
      q Z1
      r      		 st
      Q6      		 nfrf&r&t miizspr
      f      		 nfrf
      r
      n      		 (R50 ≈nTr
      Xr      		 )
      […] qrst nfrt m jz.f nfr n ẖrt-nṯr […]
      […] a good burial in his wonderful tomb of the necropolis […]
  2. beautiful, fair
  3. pleasant, gratifying

Inflection

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Descendants

Particle

nfrf
r

 proclitic

  1. not even, not at all

Usage notes

In Middle Egyptian, this particle is found only in the constructions nfr pw, nfr n, and nfr ꜣ.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • nfrw (“depletion, deficiency, zero”)

References

  1. 1 2 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39, 56
  • Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 194–195
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 42
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