nk

See also: NK, nK, -nk, and nk.

Egyptian

Etymology

Compare Arabic نَكَحَ (nakaḥa) and Arabic نَاكَ (nāka), Akkadian 𒈾𒀀𒆪 (nâku).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛk/
  • Conventional anglicization: nek

Verb

 2-lit.

1. (transitive) to copulate

   Synonyms: dꜣ, dꜣdꜣ, nhp

Inflection

Conjugation of nk (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: nk, geminated stem: nkk

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural nk nkw, nk nkt nk, j.nk nk, j.nk ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 nk ḥr nk m nk r nk suffix conjugation aspect / mood active passive contingent aspect / mood active passive perfect nk.n nkw, nk consecutive nk.jn active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 terminative nkt perfective3 nk active + .tj1, .tw2 obligative1 nk.ḫr active + .tj1, .tw2 imperfective nk, j.nk1 active + .tj1, .tw2 prospective3 nk nkk potentialis1 nk.kꜣ active + .tj1, .tw2 active + .tj1, .tw2 subjunctive nk, j.nk1 active + .tj1, .tw2 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active passive active passive perfect nk.n active + .tj1, .tw2 — — perfective nk active + .tj1, .tw2 nk nkk, nkkj6, nk2, nkw2 5, nky2 5 imperfective j.nk1, nk, nky, nkw5 active + .tj1, .tw2 j.nk1, j.nkw1 5, nk, nkj6, nky6 nk, nkw5 prospective nk, nktj7 — nktj4, nkt4 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 nk  

nk

Derived terms

• nkw
• nkk

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 345
• Dickson, Paul (2006), Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎

Lingala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿk/

Letter

nk (upper case Nk)

1. A letter of the Lingala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Malay

Verb

nk

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of nak (“To want”)