tpj

See also: TPJ

Egyptian
Egyptian numbers (edit)
10
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1		 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: wꜥ
    Ordinal: tpj, ḥꜣtj
    Adverbial: zp wꜥ
    Distributive: wꜥ wꜥ

Etymology

tp (“atop”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /taˈpij/ → /taˈpij/ → /təˈpej/ → /təˈpej/

Adjective
tp
p y
  1. being on top of, standing atop
  2. (Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian) first
    Synonym: (Late Egyptian) ḥꜣtj
  3. chief, head, main
  4. best

Inflection
Declension of tpj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular tpj
 tpt
dual tpjwj, tpwj
 tptj
plural tpjw, tpw
 tpwt1, tpt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tpj  
tp
p
tp
T8
tp tp tp

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old Coptic: ⲧⲃⲁⲓ- (tbai-)

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 91, 103, 107.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 80, 128
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36
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