ꜥn

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From a form of ꜥnn (“to turn back”).

Adverb
a
n
D55
  1. (Late Egyptian) again, once more, anew
  2. (Late Egyptian) back, to a previous condition or place
  3. (Late Egyptian) furthermore, in addition
  4. (Late Egyptian, negated) nor yet, nor
  5. (Late Egyptian, negated) nevermore, never again
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥn  
a
n		 nwwD55
ꜥnw
Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲟⲛ (on) (Sahidic, Bohairic)
  • Coptic: ⲁⲛ (an) (Akhmimic, Fayyumic)

Etymology 2

Compare ꜥf (“there”) and ꜥꜣ (“here, there”), apparently paralleling the several series of demonstrative determiners with endings -n, -f, -ꜣ, for instance pn, pf, and pꜣ.

Adverb
a
n		 N31
  1. (Neo-Middle Egyptian) here [18th Dynasty]
See also
Old Egyptian demonstratives
determiners pronouns1 adverbs
number singular dual plural unmarked
gender masculine feminine masculine feminine masculine feminine unmarked
proximal to speaker pn
 tn, jtn
 jpnj
 jptnj
 jpn
 jptn
 nn
 —
distal pf
 tf
 jpfj
 jptfj
 jpf
 jptf
 nf
 —
proximal to spoken of pj, pw, py, p
 tj, tw, jtw
 jpwj
 jptwj
 jpw
 jptw
 nw
 —
vocative pꜣ
 tꜣ
 —
 —
 —
 —
 nꜣ
 ꜥꜣ
  1. Unmarked for number and gender, but treated syntactically as masculine plurals when used with participles and relative forms, and as feminine singulars when referred to by resumptive pronouns.
Middle Egyptian demonstratives
determiners and pronouns adverbs
number singular plural1
gender masculine feminine unmarked
proximal pn
 tn
 nn
 ꜥn
distal pf, pfꜣ
 tf, tfꜣ
 nf, nfꜣ
 ꜥf
‘copula’; vocative pw, pwy
 tw, twy
 nw
 —
anaphoric pꜣ
 tꜣ
 nꜣ
 ꜥꜣ
  1. Joined by n(j) to nouns they modify.
Late Egyptian demonstratives and articles
masculine feminine plural adverb
pronoun pꜣw
 dj
determiners and pronouns pꜣj
 tꜣj
 nꜣj
possessive determiners (used with suffix pronouns) pꜣy
 tꜣy
 nꜣy
relational pronouns (‘possessive prefixes’) p-n, pꜣ
 t-nt, tꜣ
 nꜣyw, nꜣ
definite articles pꜣ
 tꜣ
 nꜣ1
indefinite articles wꜥ1
 nhꜣy1
  1. Originally joined by n(j) to nouns they modify; later without it.

References
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