jp m jb

Egyptian

Etymology

From jp (“shrewd, judicious”, perfective active participle of jp (“to count, to assess, to assign, to be(come) judicious”)) +‎ m (“in”) +‎ jb (“heart, mind”), thus “shrewd in mind”.

Pronunciation

Adjective
  1. synonym of jp-jb (“shrewd, judicious, discerning, circumspect”)

Inflection

Declension of jp m jb
masculine feminine
singular jp m jb
 jpt m jb
dual jpwj m jb
 jptj m jb
plural jpw m jb
 jpwt m jb1, jpt m jb2
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.

References

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