jmj-r

Egyptian

Etymology

A ‘reverse nisba’ construction from jmj (“being in”) +‎ r (“mouth”), thus literally ‘one in whom the mouth is’, implying ‘one who gives commands’. The written form is abbreviated to omit the weak consonants.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /imi ɛr/
  • Conventional anglicization: imi-er

Noun

 m

1. overseer

Inflection

Declension of jmj-r (masculine)

singular	jmj-r
dual	jmjwj-r
plural	jmjw-r

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmj-r  

m-r	jmj-r

Derived terms

• jmj-r-pr
• jmj-r-mšꜥ
• jmj-r-ḥwt-nṯr
• jmj-r-šnt

 

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 93.