jwms
Egyptian
Etymology
Univerbation of jw (sentence-initial particle) + ms (“surely”). The phrase jw ms was so often used to begin sentences intended to persuade that it became an idiom for an untruth or exaggeration.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iuːmɛs/
- Conventional anglicization: iumes
Noun
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- exaggeration, untruth, nonsense, humbug
Inflection
Declension of jwms (masculine)
| singular | jwms |
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| dual | jwmswj |
| plural | jwmsw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwms
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| jwms | ꜣms | jms |
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 456 page 198, 456.
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 3, 13