jwj

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Egyptian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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D54w

 anom.

  1. (intransitive) to arrive, to come to a certain place (+ r or n: to (a place, person, thing, etc.); + ḫr: to (someone of higher status); + m: from (a place), into (something), by means of (a vehicle), as (a role); + ḥr: to, upon (something), from, for the sake of; + m-dj: from (someone))
  2. (intransitive) to come here, to move from further to nearby
  3. (intransitive) to return, to come back
    D54wmHtp
    t p
    jwj m ḥtp
    to return safely or fortunately, to come (back) in peace
  4. (intransitive, of future events, time, abstractions, etc.) to come to pass or come to be, to come, to arrive
  5. (intransitive, with r and following infinitive) to come (to do something)
Usage notes
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By Middle Egyptian, this verb and its synonym jj were apparently conflated into one, with some inflections of the verb using one stem and some using the other.

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Descendants
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See the descendants given at jj, with which this word was conflated by Middle Egyptian times.

See also

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Etymology 2

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Compare jw (to sever, to cut off).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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E9wP1

 3ae inf.

  1. (transitive) to leave boatless, to maroon, to strand
  2. (transitive, with r) to bar from, to exclude from (a boat) [22nd Dynasty]
  3. (intransitive) to be(come) boatless, stranded
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