Perhaps related to jb (“heart”). Suffixed with -j (nisba ending).
- eastern
- left-hand, left (direction)
Declension of
jꜣbj (
nisba adjective)
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masculine
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feminine
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singular
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jꜣbj
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jꜣbt
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dual
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jꜣbjwj, jꜣbwj
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jꜣbtj
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plural
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jꜣbjw, jꜣbw
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jꜣbwt1, jꜣbt2
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- Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
- 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.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbj
m
- left (direction)
- left side (of someone or something)
- (originally Late Egyptian) left arm [chiefly Greco-Roman Period]
See under the adjective above.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 30.1–30.10
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8