Egyptian
Noun
m
- finger, thumb
- toe [Late Egyptian]
- a digit, a measure of length equivalent to 1/28th of a mḥ, or 1.88 centimetres.
Usage notes
Alternative hieroglyphic writing
Inflection
| Declension |
|---|
| sing. |
ḏbˤ
|
| dual |
ḏbˤwj
|
| plural |
ḏbˤw
|
Derived terms
Verb
triliteral
- (intransitive) point, with finger
Inflection
| ḏbˤ: Triliteral (3-lit) |
|---|
| Base Stem: |
ḏbˤ |
Geminated Stem: |
ḏbˤˤ (rare) |
Imperative: |
ḏbˤ
|
| Suffix Forms (1) |
Participles(10) |
| |
Active |
Active
|
Passive
|
Relative
|
| Perfective (2) |
ḏbˤ |
ḏbˤ |
ḏbˤ(w) (11) / ḏbˤy |
ḏbˤ
|
| Imperfective (3) |
ḏbˤ |
ḏbˤ(j) / ḏbˤy
|
ḏbˤ(w) (11) |
ḏbˤ(w) (11) / ḏbˤy
|
| Perfect
|
ḏbˤ.n |
------ |
------ |
ḏbˤ.n
|
| Prospective
|
ḏbˤ |
ḏbˤtj.fj (9) |
------ |
------ |
| Subjunctive
|
ḏbˤ |
Stative
|
| Passive
|
------ |
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| "Consequential"(4) |
ḏbˤ.jn |
1st Person
|
ḏbˤ.kw
|
ḏbˤ.wjn
|
| "Necessitive"(5) |
ḏbˤ.ḫr |
2nd person
|
ḏbˤ.tj |
ḏbˤ.tjwjn
|
| "Future Consequential"(6) |
ḏbˤ.k3 |
3rd person (masc)
|
ḏbˤ.w |
ḏbˤ.wj
|
| Old Perfect (7) |
ḏbˤt |
3rd person (fem) |
ḏbˤ.tj
|
| Infinitival forms |
|---|
| Infinitive
|
ḏbˤ |
Negatival Complement
|
ḏbˤ(w) |
Complementary Infinitive(8) |
ḏbˤt
|
1) All of these forms can display their subject using the suffix pronouns (and they frequently do)
2) Otherwise known as the "Indicative"
3) Otherwise known as the "Circumstantial"
4) No formal name - usually referred to as the "sḏm.jn"
5) No formal name - usually referred to as the "sḏm.ḫr"
6) No formal name - usually referred to as the "sḏm.k3"
7) Otherwise known as the "ḏbˤt"
8) Rare & Archaic
9) Declines using third person suffix pronouns: masc.: .fj, fem: .sj & plural: .sn
10) Decline like adjectives
11) -w only appears in the masculine singular
Derived terms
Numeral
- ten thousand
Inflection
| |
Cardinal |
Ordinal |
| masc. |
ḏbˤ |
mḥ ḏbˤ
|
| fem. |
----- |
mḥt ḏbˤ
|
References
- Allen, Middle Egyptian
- Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian
