What follows is a list of Earlier Egyptian (Middle Egyptian, Old Egyptian) grammatical forms and recommendations for their glossing.
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Grammatical forms
Pronouns
Personal pronouns
‘Suffix pronouns’
| Trad. |
Advanced
|
| -ⲓ, -ⲧ, -∅ |
-1SG
|
| -ⲕ, -ⲅ |
-2SG.M
|
| -∅, -ⲉ |
-2SG.F
|
| -ϥ |
-3SG.M
|
| -ⲥ |
-3SG.F
|
| -ⲛ |
-1PL
|
| -ⲧⲛ; =ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ |
-2PL; =2PL
|
| -ⲟⲩ, -ⲩ |
-3PL
|
‘Personal second pronouns’ (Layton 2011, § 390e)
| Trad. |
Advanced
|
| -ⲧ |
-1SG
|
| -ⲕ, -ⲥⲕ, -ⲧⲕ |
-2SG.M
|
| not attested(?) |
-2SG.F
|
| -ϥ, -ⲥϥ |
-3SG.M
|
| -ⲥ |
-3SG.F
|
| -ⲥⲛ |
-1PL
|
| -ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ |
-2PL
|
| -ⲥⲉ, -ⲥⲟⲩ |
-3PL
|
‘Independent personal pronouns’
| Trad. |
Advanced
|
| unbound form (free use, cf. Layton 2011: § 71)
|
| ⲁⲛⲟⲕ |
1SG
|
| ⲛⲧⲟⲕ |
2SG.M
|
| ⲛⲧⲟ |
2SG.F
|
| ⲛⲧⲟϥ |
3SG.M
|
| ⲛⲧⲟⲥ |
3SG.F
|
| ⲁⲛⲟⲛ |
1PL
|
| ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ |
2PL
|
| ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ |
3PL
|
| bound form (clitic, in Nominal Sentences; cf. Layton 2011: § 79)
|
| ⲁⲛⲅ=, ⲁⲛⲟⲕ= |
1SG.M
|
| ⲛⲧⲕ=, ⲛⲧⲟⲕ= |
2SG.M
|
| ⲛⲧⲉ=, ⲛⲧⲟ= |
2SG.F
|
| ⲁⲛ=, ⲁⲛⲟⲛ= |
1PL
|
| ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ=, ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ= |
2PL
|
‘Prefixed personal pronouns’
| Trad. |
Advanced
|
| in Durative Sentences (= bipartite pattern; Layton 2011: § 78)
|
| ϯ- |
1SG-
|
| ⲕ-, ⲅ- |
2SG.M-
|
| ⲧⲉ-, ⲧⲣ- |
2SG.F-
|
| ϥ- |
3SG.M-
|
| ⲥ- |
3SG.F-
|
| ⲧⲛ- |
1PL-
|
| ⲧⲉⲧⲛ- |
2PL-
|
| ⲥⲉ- |
3PL-
|
| in Non-durative Sentences (used with conjugation bases = tripartite pattern)
|
| ⲓ-, ⲓ̈-, ⲁ-, |
1SG-
|
| ⲕ-, ⲉⲕ- |
2SG.M-
|
| ⲣ-, ⲣⲉ-, ⲉ-, ∅- (and similar) |
2SG.F-
|
| ϥ-, ⲉϥ- |
3SG.M-
|
| ⲥ-, ⲉⲥ- |
3SG.F-
|
| ⲛ-, ⲉⲛ- |
1PL-
|
| ⲧⲛ-, ⲧⲉⲧⲛ-, ⲉⲧⲛ- |
2PL-
|
| ⲟⲩ-, ⲩ- |
3PL-
|
Demonstrative pronouns
| Trad. |
Advanced |
Expert
|
| Proximal
|
| ⲡⲁⲓ̈, ⲡⲁⲉⲓ |
this:M |
DEM.PROX:M.SG
|
| ⲧⲁⲓ̈, ⲧⲁⲉⲓ |
this:F |
DEM.PROX:F.SG
|
| ⲛⲁⲓ̈, ⲛⲁⲉⲓ |
these |
DEM.PROX:PL
|
| Distal
|
| ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ |
that:M |
DEM.DIST:M.SG
|
| ⲧⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ |
that:F |
DEM.DIST:F.SG
|
| ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ |
those |
DEM.DIST:PL
|
| Distal ('Affective')
|
| ⲡⲏ |
that:M |
DEM.DIST:M.SG
|
| ⲧⲏ |
that:F |
DEM.DIST:F.SG
|
| ⲛⲏ |
those |
DEM.DIST:PL
|
Articles
| Trad. |
Advanced |
Expert
|
| indefinite
|
|
|
long |
short
|
| ⲟⲩ= |
a= |
INDF.ART.SG= |
INDF.SG=
|
| ϩⲉⲛ= |
– |
INDF.ART.PL= |
INDF.PL=
|
| 'definite
|
|
|
long |
short'
|
| ⲡ=, ⲡⲉ= |
the:M.SG= |
DEF.ART:M.SG= |
DEF:M.SG=
|
| ⲧ=, ⲧⲉ= |
the:F.SG= |
DEF.ART:F.SG= |
DEF:F.SG=
|
| ⲛ=, ⲛⲉ= |
the:PL= |
DEF.ART:PL= |
DEF:PL=
|
