zn

See also: ZN, Zn, zN, zn., z'n, and -źń

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Verb
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 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to open

Inflection
Conjugation of zn (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: zn, geminated stem: znn
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
zn
 znw, zn
 znt
 zn, j.zn
 zn, j.zn
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
zn
 ḥr zn
 m zn
 r zn
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect zn.n
 znw, zn
 consecutive zn.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative znt
perfective3 zn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 zn.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective zn, j.zn1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 zn
 znn
 potentialis1 zn.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive zn, j.zn1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect zn.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective zn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 zn
 znn, znnj6, zn2, znw2 5, zny2 5
imperfective j.zn1, zn, zny, znw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 j.zn1, j.znw1 5, zn, znj6, zny6
 zn, znw5
prospective zn, zntj7
 — zntj4, znt4
  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

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 297.
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