jsṯ

See also: jst, and JST

Egyptian

Etymology

From earlier sṯ, from Old Egyptian sk.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /isɛt͡ʃ/
  • Conventional anglicization: isetj

Particle

 proclitic

1. converts a nonverbal sentence into a dependent adverbial (circumstantial) clause; while, when, although

   Synonym: tj

Usage notes

When the dependent clause introduced by jsṯ has a personal pronoun as its subject, it takes the dependent form.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jsṯ  

sk	sṯ	jsk	jst	jstw	stj
		an archaizing form

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 144-145, 183, 193.