qꜣj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb

 3ae inf.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) high, to be(come) tall
  2. (intransitive) to be(come) exalted
  3. (intransitive, of sound) to be(come) loud

Inflection

Conjugation of qꜣj (third weak / 3ae inf. / III. inf.) — base stem: qꜣ, geminated stem: qꜣꜣ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
qꜣt, qꜣj
qꜣw, qꜣ
qꜣt, qꜣwt, qꜣyt
qꜣ
qꜣ, qꜣy
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
qꜣ8, qꜣꜣ8
ḥr qꜣt, ḥr qꜣj
m qꜣt, m qꜣj
r qꜣt, r qꜣj
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect qꜣ.n
consecutive qꜣ.jn
terminative qꜣt, qꜣyt
perfective3 qꜣ
obligative1 qꜣ.ḫr
imperfective qꜣ, qꜣy
prospective3 qꜣw, qꜣ, qꜣy
potentialis1 qꜣ.kꜣ
subjunctive qꜣ, qꜣy
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect qꜣ.n
perfective qꜣw1, qꜣy, qꜣ
qꜣ
qꜣy, qꜣ
imperfective qꜣꜣ, qꜣꜣy, qꜣꜣw5
qꜣꜣ, qꜣꜣj6, qꜣꜣy6
qꜣꜣ, qꜣꜣw5
prospective qꜣw1, qꜣy, qꜣ, qꜣtj7
qꜣwtj1 4, qꜣtj4, qꜣt4

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.
8 Third-person masculine statives of this class often have a final -y instead of the expected stative ending.

In Old Egyptian this verb was non-geminating:

Conjugation of qꜣj (third weak / 3ae inf. / III. inf.) — base stem: qꜣ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
qꜣt, qꜣj
qꜣw, qꜣ
qꜣt, qꜣwt, qꜣyt
qꜣ
qꜣ, qꜣy
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
qꜣ8
ḥr qꜣt, ḥr qꜣj
m qꜣt, m qꜣj
r qꜣt, r qꜣj
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect qꜣ.n
consecutive qꜣ.jn
terminative qꜣt, qꜣyt
perfective3 qꜣ
obligative1 qꜣ.ḫr
imperfective qꜣ, qꜣy
prospective3 qꜣw, qꜣ, qꜣy
potentialis1 qꜣ.kꜣ
subjunctive qꜣ, qꜣy
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect qꜣ.n
perfective qꜣw1, qꜣy, qꜣ
qꜣ
qꜣy, qꜣ
imperfective qꜣ, qꜣy, qꜣw5
qꜣ, qꜣj6, qꜣy6
qꜣ, qꜣw5
prospective qꜣw1, qꜣy, qꜣ, qꜣtj7
qꜣwtj1 4, qꜣtj4, qꜣt4

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.
8 Third-person masculine statives of this class often have a final -y instead of the expected stative ending.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Allen, James Peter (1984) The Inflection of the Verb in the Pyramid Texts, Malibu, California: Undena Publications, →ISBN, § 738, page 574
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 55