mdwj
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛduːi/
- Conventional anglicization: medwi
Verb
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4ae inf.
- (intransitive) to speak (+ n: to speak to; + ḥnꜥ: to dispute or contend with)
- (transitive) to claim
Inflection
Conjugation of mdwj (fourth weak / 4ae inf. / IV. inf.) — base stem: mdw
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
mdwt, mdwj | mdww, mdwyw, mdw | mdwt, mdwwt, mdwyt | mdw | mdw, mdwy |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
mdw8 | ḥr mdwt, ḥr mdwj | m mdwt, ḥr mdwj | r mdwt, ḥr mdwj |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | mdw.n | mdww, mdw, mdwy | consecutive | mdw.jn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | mdwt | ||||
perfective3 | mdw | active + .tj1, .tw2 | obligative | mdw.ḫr | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | mdw, mdwy | active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | mdww, mdw, mdwy | mdw | potentialis | mdw.kꜣ | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | mdw, mdwy | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | mdw.n | active + .tj1, .tw2 | — | — |
perfective | mdww1, mdwy, mdw | active + .tj1, .tw2 | mdw | mdwy, mdw |
imperfective | mdw, mdwy, mdww5 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | mdw, mdwj6, mdwy6 | mdw, mdww5 |
prospective | mdww1, mdwy, mdw, mdwtj7 | — | mdwwtj1 4, mdwtj4, mdwt4 | |
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Derived terms
- mdwj m
Related terms
- mdw
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 174.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 83