ntjw jm

Egyptian

Etymology

ntjw (“(those) who are”) +‎ jm (“therein”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛtiuː im/, /ɛntiuː im/
- Conventional anglicization: netiu im, entiu im

Noun

m pl

(plural only, euphemistic) the dead

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 124

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