Egyptian
Noun
masculine
- forearm.
Usage notes
Alternative hieroglyphic writing
Inflection
| Declension |
|---|
| sing. |
mḥ
|
| dual |
mḥwj
|
| plural |
mḥw
|
Noun
masculine
- a cubit, a measure of length equivalent to 52.5 centimetres.
Usage notes
Alternative hieroglyphic writing
Inflection
| Declension |
|---|
| sing. |
mḥ
|
| dual |
mḥwj
|
| plural |
mḥw
|
Verb
bilateral
- (transitive) hold
- (transitive) understand
- (transitive) capture
- (intransitive) seize (takes indirect object with n)
Inflection
| mḥ: Bilateral Root (2-lit) |
|---|
| Base Root: |
mḥ |
Geminated Root: |
mḥḥ |
Imperative: |
(j)mḥ
|
| Suffix Forms (1) |
Participles(10) |
| |
Active
|
Passive
|
Active
|
Passive
|
Relative
|
| Perfective (2) |
mḥ |
mḥ.tw |
mḥ |
mḥḥ / mḥ(w) (11) /mḥy |
mḥ
|
| Imperfective (3) |
(j)mḥ |
(j)mḥ.tw |
mḥ(j)/mḥy
|
mḥ(w) (11) |
mḥ(w) (11) / mḥy
|
| Perfect
|
mḥ.n |
mḥ.n.tw
|
------ |
------ |
mḥ.n
|
| Prospective
|
mḥ |
mḥḥ |
mḥtj.fj (9) |
------ |
------ |
| Subjunctive
|
(j)mḥ |
(j)mḥ.tw |
Stative
|
| Passive
|
------ |
mḥ(w) / mḥy |
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| "Consequential"(4) |
mḥ.jn |
mḥ.jn.tw
|
1st Person
|
mḥ.kw
|
mḥ.wjn
|
| "Necessitive"(5) |
mḥ.ḫr |
mḥ.ḫr.tw
|
2nd person
|
mḥ.tj |
mḥ.tjwjn
|
| "Future Consequential"(6) |
mḥ.k3 |
mḥ.k3.tw
|
3rd person (masc)
|
mḥ.w |
mḥ.wj
|
| Old Perfect (7) |
mḥt |
mḥt
|
3rd person (fem) |
mḥ.tj
|
| Infinitival forms |
|---|
| Infinitive
|
mḥ |
Negatival Complement
|
mḥ(w) |
Complementary Infinitive(8) |
mḥt
|
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 "sḏmt"
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
Etymology 2
Verb
bilateral
- (transitive) fill
- (transitive) complete, finish
- (transitive) capture
- (transitive) inlay
- (intransitive) be full
- (+ m or ẖr = full of
- (intransitive) + r infinitive : begin doing
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Inflection
| mḥ: Bilateral Root (2-lit) |
|---|
| Base Root: |
mḥ |
Geminated Root: |
mḥḥ |
Imperative: |
(j)mḥ
|
| Suffix Forms (1) |
Participles(10) |
| |
Active
|
Passive
|
Active
|
Passive
|
Relative
|
| Perfective (2) |
mḥ |
mḥ.tw |
mḥ |
mḥḥ / mḥ(w) (11) /mḥy |
mḥ
|
| Imperfective (3) |
(j)mḥ |
(j)mḥ.tw |
mḥ(j)/mḥy
|
mḥ(w) (11) |
mḥ(w) (11) / mḥy
|
| Perfect
|
mḥ.n |
mḥ.n.tw
|
------ |
------ |
mḥ.n
|
| Prospective
|
mḥ |
mḥḥ |
mḥtj.fj (9) |
------ |
------ |
| Subjunctive
|
(j)mḥ |
(j)mḥ.tw |
Stative
|
| Passive
|
------ |
mḥ(w) / mḥy |
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| "Consequential"(4) |
mḥ.jn |
mḥ.jn.tw
|
1st Person
|
mḥ.kw
|
mḥ.wjn
|
| "Necessitive"(5) |
mḥ.ḫr |
mḥ.ḫr.tw
|
2nd person
|
mḥ.tj |
mḥ.tjwjn
|
| "Future Consequential"(6) |
mḥ.k3 |
mḥ.k3.tw
|
3rd person (masc)
|
mḥ.w |
mḥ.wj
|
| Old Perfect (7) |
mḥt |
mḥt
|
3rd person (fem) |
mḥ.tj
|
| Infinitival forms |
|---|
| Infinitive
|
mḥ |
Negatival Complement
|
mḥ(w) |
Complementary Infinitive(8) |
mḥt
|
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 "sḏmt"
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
- mḥ nfr: justify, explain oneself
- mḥ rdwj: hurry
Etymology 3
Prefix
- Used to form ordinal forms of numbers larger than nine
References
- Allen, Middle Egyptian
- Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian
