Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjiːsVw/ → /ˈjiːsVw/ → /ˈʔiːsə/ → /ʔiːs/
Particle
proclitic
- lo, behold
Descendants
- Demotic: js
- Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥ (eis, “behold”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- recompense, remuneration [since the Old Kingdom]
Inflection
Declension of jsw (masculine)
| singular
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jsw
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| dual
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jswwj
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| plural
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jsww
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jsw
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| jsw
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jsw
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[Greco-Roman Period]
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Derived terms
- jnj r jsw
- rḏj jsw
- rḏj r jsw
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲥⲟⲩ (esou)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲉⲥⲟⲩ (esou)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲥⲟⲩ (asou)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 131.2–131.10, 131.13
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 30
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 193.