jwjw

Egyptian

Etymology

Probably a reduplication of jw (“dog”). The verb is then likely denominal, with its meaning deriving from the cry of the dog.

Pronunciation

Noun
E9wE9wE14

 m

  1. dog [Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom]
    Synonyms: jw, ṯzm

Inflection
Declension of jwjw (masculine)
singular jwjw
dual jwjwwj
plural jwjww

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwjw  
E9
W		 E9
W		 F27
E9wzp
Z1 Z1		 F27
jwjw jwjw
[New Kingdom] [Book of the Dead]
in hieratic

Verb
E9
W		 E9
W		 A2

 4-lit.

  1. (intransitive) to lament or wail [Late Period and Greco-Roman Period]

Inflection
Conjugation of jwjw (quadriliteral / 4-lit. / 4rad.) — base stem: jwjw
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
jwjw
 jwjww, jwjw
 jwjwt
 jwjw
 jwjw
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
jwjw
 ḥr jwjw
 m jwjw
 r jwjw
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active contingent
aspect / mood active
perfect jwjw.n
 consecutive jwjw.jn
terminative jwjwt
perfective3 jwjw
 obligative1 jwjw.ḫr
imperfective jwjw
prospective3 jwjww, jwjw
 potentialis1 jwjw.kꜣ
subjunctive jwjw
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active active passive
perfect jwjw.n
 — —
perfective jwjw
 jwjw
 jwjw, jwjww5, jwjwy5
imperfective jwjw, jwjwy, jwjww5
 jwjw, jwjwj6, jwjwy6
 jwjw, jwjww5
prospective jwjw, jwjwtj7
 jwjwwtj1 4, jwjwtj4, jwjwt4
  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. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwjw  
E9E9
W54
jwjw

References
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