zp n jwtt

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps from zp (occasion, matter) +‎ n(j) (of) +‎ jwtt (the nonexistent), but other interpretations using the verb zpj (to be left) or noun zp (remainder, rest) have also been proposed. For n jwtt compare also n ntt (because).

Pronunciation

Adverb



  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. uselessly, in vain, to no effect
    2. until none remain, to the very last

References

  • zp-n-jw.tjt (lemma ID 500022)”, in Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae[1], Corpus issue 18, Web app version 2.1.5, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig, 2004–26 July 2023
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[2], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 47.3
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[3], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 439.18
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 14