tpj
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See also: TPJ
Egyptian[edit]
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Cardinal: wꜥ Ordinal: tpj, ḥꜣtj Adverbial: zp wꜥ Distributive: wꜥ wꜥ |
Etymology[edit]
tp (“atop”) + -j (“nisba ending”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /taˈpij/ → /taˈpij/ → /təˈpej/ → /təˈpej/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /tɛpi/
- Conventional anglicization: tepi
Adjective[edit]
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- being on top of, standing atop
- (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) first
- Synonym: (Late Egyptian) ḥꜣtj
- chief, head, main
- best
Inflection[edit]
Declension of tpj (nisba adjective)
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old Coptic: ⲧⲃⲁⲓ- (tbai-)
References[edit]
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 91, 103, 107.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 80, 128