tpj

See also: TPJ

Translingual

Symbol

tpj

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tapieté.

Egyptian

**Egyptian numbers ^(edit)**
	10
	𓏺 1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: wꜥ Ordinal: tpj, ḥꜣtj Adverbial: zp wꜥ Distributive: wꜥ wꜥ

Etymology

From tp (“atop”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /taˈpij/ → /taˈpij/ → /təˈpej/ → /təˈpej/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɛpi/
- Conventional anglicization: tepi

Adjective

being on top of, standing atop
(Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) first
Synonym: (Late Egyptian) ḥꜣtj
chief, head, main
best

Inflection

Declension of *tpj* (*nisba* adjective)
	masculine	feminine
singular	tpj	tpt
dual	tpjwj, tpwj	tptj
plural	tpjw, tpw	tpwt¹, tpt²

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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tpj

tp

Derived terms

ḥm-nṯr-tpj
zp tpj
tpj-ḏw.f
tp-rnpt
tpt

Descendants

Old Coptic: ⲧⲃⲁⲓ- (tbai-)

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 91, 103, 107.
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 80, 128

^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36

[1] Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36

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