twꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb

 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to physically support, to hold up
  2. (transitive) to support, to help or sustain (the poor)
  3. (transitive) to lift up, to raise (+ r: to (a place))
  4. (intransitive) to be supported (+ ḥr: to be supported by, to lean on (a person or scepter))

Inflection

Conjugation of twꜣ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: twꜣ, geminated stem: twꜣꜣ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
twꜣ
 twꜣw, twꜣ
 twꜣt
 twꜣ
 twꜣ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
twꜣ
 ḥr twꜣ
 m twꜣ
 r twꜣ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect twꜣ.n
 twꜣw, twꜣ
 consecutive twꜣ.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative twꜣt
perfective3 twꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 twꜣ.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective twꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 twꜣ
 twꜣꜣ
 potentialis1 twꜣ.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive twꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect twꜣ.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective twꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 twꜣ
 twꜣ, twꜣw5, twꜣy5
imperfective twꜣ, twꜣy, twꜣw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 twꜣ, twꜣj6, twꜣy6
 twꜣ, twꜣw5
prospective twꜣ, twꜣtj7
 — twꜣtj4, twꜣt4

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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of twꜣ  
twꜣ

Verb

 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to beseech, to appeal to (someone)
  2. (transitive) to plead about or raise (a claim), to appeal regarding

Inflection

Conjugation of twꜣ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: twꜣ, geminated stem: twꜣꜣ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
twꜣ
 twꜣw, twꜣ
 twꜣt
 twꜣ
 twꜣ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
twꜣ
 ḥr twꜣ
 m twꜣ
 r twꜣ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect twꜣ.n
 twꜣw, twꜣ
 consecutive twꜣ.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative twꜣt
perfective3 twꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 twꜣ.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective twꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 twꜣ
 twꜣꜣ
 potentialis1 twꜣ.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive twꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect twꜣ.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective twꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 twꜣ
 twꜣ, twꜣw5, twꜣy5
imperfective twꜣ, twꜣy, twꜣw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 twꜣ, twꜣj6, twꜣy6
 twꜣ, twꜣw5
prospective twꜣ, twꜣtj7
 — twꜣtj4, twꜣt4

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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of twꜣ  
twꜣ twꜣ

Derived terms

References

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