jmj-r

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

A ‘reverse nisba’ construction from jmj (“(one) being in”) +‎ r (“mouth”), thus literally ‘one in whom the mouth is’, implying ‘one who gives commands’. The written form is abbreviated to omit the weak consonants.

Noun

 m

  1. overseer, chief administrator, superintendent
Usage notes

This term is usually used with a following direct genitive as part of various titles.

Titles based on jmj-r generally refer to a higher position than analogous titles with ḥrj or jrj.

Inflection
Declension of jmj-r (masculine)
singular jmj-r
dual jmjwj-r, jmwj-r
plural jmjw-r, jmw-r
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmj-r  


jmj-r jmj-r jmj-r jm-r jmj-r jmj jmj-r rw
[since the Middle Kingdom] [since the Middle Kingdom] [18th Dynasty] [Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period] [Greco-Roman Period]
Plural writings of jmj-r  


jmw-r jmw-r jmw-r jmw-r
[Middle Kingdom]
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Demotic: mr, mry

Outside Demotic, preserved only in compounds; see in particular the descendants given at jmj-r-mšꜥ.

Etymology 2

From jmj (“(one) being in”) +‎ r (“mouth”), literally “the one in the mouth”. The components are the same as in the etymology above, but the grammatical construction is different.

Noun

 m

  1. tongue
  2. utterance
Inflection
Declension of jmj-r (masculine)
singular jmj-r
dual jmjwj-r, jmwj-r
plural jmjw-r, jmw-r
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmj-r  
jmj-r

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.