ntjw jm

Egyptian

Etymology

ntjw (“(those) who are”) +‎ jm (“therein”).

Pronunciation
  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛtiuː im/, /ɛntiuː im/
    • Conventional anglicization: netiu im, entiu im

Noun
n
t		 tywZ2ss
H_SPACE		 im

 m pl

  1. (plural only, euphemistic) the dead
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 6–7:
      Dr
      r      		 tywZ2ss
      H_SPACE      		 mT
      H      		 wbH
      Z2      		 U3z
      n
      Z2      		 swwn
      t      		 tywZ2ss
      H_SPACE      		 imA51Z3Hr
      Z1      		 n
      r
      nr      		 D40
      n
      f
      ḏrtjw m ṯḥw mꜣ.sn sw ntjw jm ḥr nr n.f
      The ancestors are in joy when they see him, and the dead are in awe of him.

References
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 124
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