jnb

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /inɛb/
  • Conventional anglicization: ineb

Noun

 m

1. wall

Inflection

Declension of jnb (masculine)

singular	jnb
dual	jnbwj
plural	jnbw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jnb  

jnb

Derived terms

• jnb-ḥḏ (“Memphis”)
• jnbt (“fence”)

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (transitive) to separate with walls, to enclose with walls, to wall in

Inflection

Conjugation of jnb (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: jnb, geminated stem: jnbb

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural jnb jnbw, jnb jnbt jnb jnb ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 jnb ḥr jnb m jnb r jnb suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect jnb.n jnbw, jnb consecutive jnb.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative jnbt perfective3 jnb active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 jnb.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective jnb active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 jnb jnbb potentialis1 jnb.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive jnb active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect jnb.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective jnb active + .tj1, .tw2 jnb jnb, jnbw5, jnby5 imperfective jnb, jnby, jnbw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 jnb, jnbj6, jnby6 jnb, jnbw5 prospective jnb, jnbtj7 — jnbtj4, jnbt4 1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. 2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 3 Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. 4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular. 6 Only in the masculine. 7 Only in the feminine.

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN