tpj

Egyptian
Egyptian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: wꜥ
    Ordinal: tpj
    Adverbial: zp wꜥ
    Distributive: wꜥ wꜥ

Etymology

tp (“atop”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

  1. being on top of, standing atop
  2. first
  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 tp tp

Derived terms

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