jj

See also: JJ and JJ.

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjiːjit/ → /ˈjiːjiʔ/ → /ˈʔiːʔəʔ/ → /ʔiːʔ/

Verb
iiiD54

 anom.

  1. (intransitive) to arrive, to come to a certain place
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 119–121:
      iwd
      p      		 t
      P1      		 riiit
      D54      		 mXn
      n      		 nwwprsqddA30A1
      Z2      		 imsr
      x      		 Y2
      n      		 k
      jw dpt r jjt m ẖnw sqdw jm.s rḫ.n.k
      A boat is to come from home with sailors in it whom you know.
  2. (intransitive) to come here, to move from further to nearby
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 60–62:
      k
      f      		 S28n&A1 HrZ1A1gmmn&A1 Hf
      A      		 wI14pwiwfmiiit
      D54
      kf.n.j ḥr.j gm.n.j ḥfꜣw pw jw.f m jjt
      When I uncovered my face, I found it was a snake. He was coming!
  3. (intransitive) to return, to come back
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 7–8:
      izw&&t A1Z2ssT
      n
      Z2      		 iiit
      D54      		 aD
      d      		 t
      Y2      		 D35
      n      		 n
      h      		 wnDs
      n      		 mSaA1Z2ssn
      Z2
      jzwt.n jj.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn nhw n mšꜥ.n
      Our crew has returned intact, without loss to our expedition.

Usage notes

By Middle Egyptian, this verb and its synonym jwj were apparently conflated into one, with some inflections of the verb using one stem and some using the other.

Inflection
Conjugation of jj (anomalous / anom.) — base stem: j, jj, jw, geminated stem: jw, jww
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
jt, jjt, jwt
 jw
 jwt
 mj, jj, jw
 mj, my, jj, jw
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
jj5, jw5
 ḥr jt, ḥr jjt, ḥr jwt
 m jt, m jjt, m jwt
 r jt, r jjt, r jwt
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect jj.n, jw.n
 consecutive jw.jn, jj.jn
terminative jt, jyt, jjt, jwt
perfective3 jw, jj
 obligative1 jw.ḫr
imperfective jw, jj, jy
prospective3 jw, jwy
 potentialis1 jw.kꜣ
subjunctive jwt
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect j.n, jj.n
 — —
perfective j
 jj, jy
 —
imperfective jw, jww, jyw
 jwy
 —
prospective —
 jwtj4, jwt4
  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. Third-person masculine statives of this verb often have a final -y instead of the expected stative ending.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jj  
ii
iiy
D54
jj jj

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲓ (i)

References

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (to one person) /ˈjɛk ˈjɔːd͡ʒ.bɔk/, (to many) /ˈjɛk jɔˈd͡ʒɔp.kɔm/
  • IPA(key): (to one person) /ˈjɛk ˈjɔˤːd͡ʒ.bɔk/, (to many) /ˈjɛk jɔˤːˈd͡ʒɔp.kɔm/ (archaic)

Interjection

jj

  1. Abbreviation of jekk jogħġbok.
  2. Abbreviation of jekk jogħġobkom.
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