Egyptian
Pronunciation
Verb
3-lit.
- (intransitive) to be effective
- (intransitive) to be worthwhile
Inflection
Conjugation of mnḫ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: mnḫ, geminated stem: mnḫḫ
| infinitival forms
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imperative
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| infinitive
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negatival complement
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complementary infinitive1
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singular
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plural
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mnḫ
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mnḫw, mnḫ
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mnḫt
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mnḫ
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mnḫ
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| ‘pseudoverbal’ forms
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| stative stem
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periphrastic imperfective2
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periphrastic prospective2
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mnḫ
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ḥr mnḫ
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m mnḫ
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r mnḫ
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| suffix conjugation
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| aspect / mood
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active
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contingent
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| aspect / mood
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active
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| perfect
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mnḫ.n
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consecutive
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mnḫ.jn
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| terminative
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mnḫt
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| perfective3
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mnḫ
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obligative1
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mnḫ.ḫr
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| imperfective
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mnḫ
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| prospective3
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mnḫ
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potentialis1
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mnḫ.kꜣ
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| subjunctive
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mnḫ
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| verbal adjectives
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| aspect / mood
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relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
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participles
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| active
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active
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passive
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| perfect
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mnḫ.n
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—
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—
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| perfective
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mnḫ
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mnḫ
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mnḫ, mnḫw5, mnḫy5
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| imperfective
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mnḫ, mnḫy, mnḫw5
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mnḫ, mnḫj6, mnḫy6
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mnḫ, mnḫw5
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| prospective
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mnḫ, mnḫtj7
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mnḫtj4, mnḫt4
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1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
3 Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
5 Only in the masculine singular.
6 Only in the masculine.
7 Only in the feminine.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnḫ
Derived terms
Adjective
- perfective active participle of mnḫ: effective, worthwhile
Inflection
Declension of mnḫ (perfective active participle)
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masculine
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feminine
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| singular
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mnḫ
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mnḫt
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| dual
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mnḫwj
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mnḫtj
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| plural
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mnḫw
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mnḫwt1, mnḫt2
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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.
See under the verb above.
Derived terms
See under the verb above.
References