jꜣbj

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps related to jb (“heart”). Suffixed with -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective
  1. eastern
  2. left-hand, left (direction)

Inflection

Declension of jꜣbj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular jꜣbj
 jꜣbt
dual jꜣbjwj, jꜣbwj
 jꜣbtj
plural jꜣbjw, jꜣbw
 jꜣbwt1, jꜣbt2
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbj  

jꜣb jꜣb jꜣb jꜣb ꜣbj

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Noun

 m

  1. left (direction)
  2. left side (of someone or something)
  3. (originally Late Egyptian) left arm [chiefly Greco-Roman Period]

Alternative forms

See under the adjective above.

References

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