mj

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mj"

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare with Hebrew מי (mí).

Pronoun

 interrogative enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

  1. who?, what?; a general interrogative pronoun for people and things
Usage notes

This form of pronoun is an enclitic that must directly follow the word it modifies. Its meaning depends on its context:

  • When it follows a verb, it indicates the object of the verb.
  • In the second and third person when it follows an adjective, it forms the subject of an adjectival sentence.
  • When it follows a relative adjective, such as ntj, ntt, or jsṯ, it indicates the subject of the relative clause (usually only in the first person singular and third person common).
  • When it follows an imperative, it indicates the subject or the object of the verb.
  • When it follows a particle like m.k, it indicates the subject of the clause.
  • When attached to a preposition, it indicates the object of the preposition.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mj  
mj mj
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly to be identified with the proclitic particle m (“see, behold”).

Particle

 enclitic

  1. (following a verb in the imperative) strengthens an imperative; please, now
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mj  
mj mj my
[Late Egyptian]

Etymology 3

Preposition
  1. like, just as
  2. in accordance with
  3. as well as
Usage notes

When the object is a personal pronoun, mj is not used; instead, one of its derivatives mjtj and mjtw is used with a suffix pronoun.

Inflection
Adverbial forms of mj  
my
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mj  
mj
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Verb
  1. imperative of jj (“to come”)
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mj  


mj m mj mj
[Late Egyptian] [Late Egyptian]
with feminine addressee
Descendants
  • Demotic: jmj
    • Coptic: ⲁⲙⲟⲩ (amou) (masculine singular), ⲁⲙⲏ (amē) (feminine singular), ⲁⲙⲱⲓ- (amōi-) (masculine plural), ⲁⲙⲏⲓ- (amēi-), ⲁⲙⲏⲉⲓ- (amēei-) (feminine plural)

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 56, 78, 86, 90, 189–190, 198.
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  • Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages 78–79
  1. ^ Allen, James Peter (2015) Middle Egyptian Literature: Eight Literary Works of the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 283
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