zj

See also: ZJ and zJ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

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

Verb

 2ae inf.

1. (intransitive) to go

Usage notes

Some authors consider this verb simply a variant of zbj (“to go, to lead”).

Inflection

Conjugation of zj (second weak / 2ae inf. / II. inf.) — base stem: zj

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural zj zjw, zj zjt zj, j.zj zj, j.zj ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 zj ḥr zj m zj r zj suffix conjugation aspect / mood active contingent aspect / mood active perfect zj.n consecutive zj.jn terminative zjt perfective3 zj obligative1 zj.ḫr imperfective zj prospective3 zjw1, zj potentialis1 zj.kꜣ subjunctive zj verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active active passive perfect zj.n — — perfective zj zj zj2, zjw2 5, zjy2 5 imperfective zj, zjy, zjw5 zj, zjj6, zjy6 zj, zjw5 prospective zj, zjtj7 zjtj4, zjt4 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.

Derived terms

• j.zj ḥꜣq
• zj n sḏt
• zj n ḫt

Pronoun

 interrogative

1. Variant spelling of zy (“which”)