jrj ꜣbw

jrj ꜣbw

Egyptian

Etymology

jrj (“to do, to make”) +‎ ꜣbw (“cessation”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iri ɑbuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: iri abu

Verb

 compound

1. to cease

Usage notes

This verb is usually found in the infinitive as (jrt ꜣbw, “cessation”) or the later form (jrj ꜣbw), and the infinitive is usually negated — with nn in earlier Egyptian, later also with bn or tm.

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 6.14–6.17