wbꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb

 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to open
    Synonyms: wpj, wn, swn, zn

Inflection

Conjugation of wbꜣ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: wbꜣ, geminated stem: wbꜣꜣ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
wbꜣ
wbꜣw, wbꜣ
wbꜣt
wbꜣ
wbꜣ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
wbꜣ
ḥr wbꜣ
m wbꜣ
r wbꜣ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect wbꜣ.n
wbꜣw, wbꜣ
consecutive wbꜣ.jn
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative wbꜣt
perfective3 wbꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
obligative1 wbꜣ.ḫr
active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective wbꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 wbꜣ
wbꜣꜣ
potentialis1 wbꜣ.kꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive wbꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect wbꜣ.n
active + .tj1, .tw2
perfective wbꜣ
active + .tj1, .tw2
wbꜣ
wbꜣ, wbꜣw5, wbꜣy5
imperfective wbꜣ, wbꜣy, wbꜣw5
active + .tj1, .tw2
wbꜣ, wbꜣj6, wbꜣy6
wbꜣ, wbꜣw5
prospective wbꜣ, wbꜣtj7
wbꜣtj4, wbꜣt4

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.

Derived terms

Noun

 m

  1. butler, cupbearer
    Synonym: wdpw
  2. a priestly title [New Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of wbꜣ (masculine)
singular wbꜣ
dual wbꜣwj
plural wbꜣw

Alternative forms

Derived terms

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