jmj bꜣḥ
Egyptian
Etymology
From jmj (“being in”) + bꜣḥ (“phallus”), constructed on the same model as m bꜣḥ (“in the presence of”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /imi bɑh/
- Conventional anglicization: imi bah
Adjective
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Inflection
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| singular | jmj bꜣḥ |
jmt bꜣḥ |
| dual | jmjwj bꜣḥ, jmwj bꜣḥ |
jmtj bꜣḥ |
| plural | jmjw bꜣḥ, jmw bꜣḥ |
jmwt bꜣḥ1, jmt bꜣḥ2 |
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmj bꜣḥ
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| jmj bꜣḥ |
Noun
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m
- (chiefly in the plural) ancestor
Inflection
| singular | jmj bꜣḥ |
|---|---|
| dual | jmjwj bꜣḥ, jmwj bꜣḥ |
| plural | jmjw bꜣḥ, jmw bꜣḥ |
Alternative forms
This word may also be written identically to the adjective above; see the alternative forms given there.
References
- “jm.j-bꜣḥ (lemma ID 25410)” and “jm.j-bꜣḥ (lemma ID 25420)”, in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae[1], Corpus issue 18, Web app version 2.1.5, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, 2004–26 July 2023
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[2], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 73.16–73.19
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 18
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 97