jsw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjiːsVw/ → /ˈjiːsVw/ → /ˈʔiːsə/ → /ʔiːs/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /isuː/
- Conventional anglicization: isu

Particle

proclitic

lo, behold

Descendants

Demotic: js
- Coptic: ⲉⲓⲥ (eis, “behold”)

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /isuː/
- Conventional anglicization: isu

Noun

m

recompense, remuneration [since the Old Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of jsw (masculine)

singular	jsw
dual	jswwj
plural	jsww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jsw

F44

jsw

jsw

[Greco-Roman Period]

Derived terms

jnj r jsw
rḏj jsw
rḏj r jsw

Descendants

Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲥⲟⲩ (esou)
Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲉⲥⲟⲩ (esou)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲥⲟⲩ (asou)

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 131.2–131.10, 131.13
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 30
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 193.

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