tnj

See also: ṯnj, .tnj, and .ṯnj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɛni/
  • Conventional anglicization: teni

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (intransitive) to be(come) old

Inflection

Conjugation of tnj (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: tnj

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural tnj tnjw, tnj tnjt tnj tnj ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 tnj ḥr tnj m tnj r tnj suffix conjugation aspect / mood active contingent aspect / mood active perfect tnj.n consecutive tnj.jn terminative tnjt perfective3 tnj obligative1 tnj.ḫr imperfective tnj prospective3 tnj potentialis1 tnj.kꜣ subjunctive tnj verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active active passive perfect tnj.n — — perfective tnj tnj tnj, tnjw5, tnjy5 imperfective tnj, tnjy, tnjw5 tnj, tnjj6, tnjy6 tnj, tnjw5 prospective tnj, tnjtj7 tnjtj4, tnjt4 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.

Synonyms

• jꜣwj

Pronoun

 du 2. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun

1. Variant spelling of ṯnj (“you two”)

Adverb

 interrogative

1. Variant spelling of ṯnj (“where?”)

References

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 104