jmj ḫt

Egyptian

Etymology

From jmj (“(one) being in”) +‎ ḫt (“what is behind or after”). The nisba equivalent to m ḫt.

Pronunciation

Adjective
  1. being behind (spatially), found behind, rear
  2. succeeding, following after (temporally)

Inflection

Declension of jmj ḫt (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular jmj ḫt
 jmt ḫt
dual jmjwj ḫt, jmwj ḫt
 jmtj ḫt
plural jmjw ḫt, jmw ḫt
 jmwt ḫt1, jmt ḫt2
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 jmj ḫt  






jmj ḫt jmj ḫt jmj ḫt jmj ḫt jmj ḫt jmj ḫt jmj ḫt
[Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom]

Noun

 m

  1. (usually in the plural) follower, retainer, attendant; (in the plural) retinue
  2. (usually in the plural) successor, descendant, aftercomer, one who will come after; (in the plural) posterity
  3. an official title, especially used as part of longer titles: undersupervisor [Old Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of jmj ḫt (masculine)
singular jmj ḫt
dual jmjwj ḫt, jmwj ḫt
plural jmjw ḫt, jmw ḫt

Alternative forms

See under the adjective above; however, additional writings are also found for the noun:

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmj ḫt  



jmj ḫt jmj ḫt jmw ḫt
in the plural

References

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