jꜣbj

jꜣbj

Egyptian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑbi/
  • Conventional anglicization: iabi

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
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. 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

Synonyms

• jꜣbtj

Antonyms

• jmntj
• jmn

Derived terms

• jꜣbt
• jꜣbtj
• jꜣbtt

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

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243
• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 30.1–30.10
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8