m-jr
See also: mjr
Egyptian
Etymology
m (imperative of jmj (“to not do”)) + jr (negatival complement of jrj (“to do”)).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm ir/
- Conventional anglicization: em-ir
Verb
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compound
- (Late Egyptian, with following infinitive) don’t; forms the negative imperative (prohibitive) [since the 18th Dynasty]
Derived terms
- m-jr-djt
Descendants
- Coptic: ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄- (m̄pr̄-)
References
- Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 79–80