m-jr-djt

Egyptian

Etymology

m-jr (negative imperative auxiliary) +‎ djt (infinitive of rḏj (“to give”)).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm ir dit/
  • Conventional anglicization: em-ir-dit

Verb

 compound

1. (Late Egyptian, with following subjunctive) don’t let …, don’t make…; forms the negative causative imperative

   Synonym: m-dyt

Descendants

Compounded with following jr:

• ⇒ Coptic: ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉ- (m̄pr̄tre-)

References

• Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages 80, 146–148