Egyptian [ edit ]
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
Possibly derived from a lengthened form of Proto-Afroasiatic *-u ( nominative case marker ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
( Old Egyptian , c. 2500 BCE ) IPA (key ) : /aw/, /w/ , sometimes with ablaut; specific nouns used either one form of the suffix, the other, or both in free variation
( Middle Egyptian , c. 1700 BCE ) IPA (key ) : /aw/, /w/ , as in Old Egyptian
( latest Late Egyptian , c. 800 BCE ) IPA (key ) : /(ə)/ , /ʔ/ , respectively, but IPA (key ) : /w/ in consonant stem nouns (often metathesized to precede the preceding consonant), all sometimes with ablaut or further changes; regularity is lost
Used to form the masculine plural forms of nouns and adjectives
Usage notes [ edit ]
The plural is occasionally represented by writing the phonetic or determinative glyph three times, e.g. tꜣw :
Derived terms [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
From Proto-Afroasiatic *-u ( nominative case marker ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Forms a-stem masculine nouns from roots.
ḥfꜣ- → ḥfꜣw ( “ (male) snake ” )
Forms u-stem masculine nouns from roots.
hrw- → hrw(w) ( “ day ” )
Usage notes [ edit ]
In good orthography, -w is written with a-stem nouns but left unwritten with u-stem nouns, hence hrww , rꜥw are written hrw , rꜥ .
Etymology 3 [ edit ]
Forms agent nouns from verbs.
Etymology 4 [ edit ]
Forms adverbs from certain adjectives ; -ly
Forms prepositional adverbs from certain prepositions.
Etymology 5 [ edit ]
Forms the negatival complement of all verbs except geminate and anomalous verbs.
Usage notes [ edit ]
Often this ending is entirely omitted.
Etymology 6 [ edit ]
Forms the prospective of all verbs except second geminate, strong bi- and triliteral, and (usually) anomalous verbs.
Forms the prospective passive of all verbs except fourth weak, strong bi- and triliteral, and (usually) anomalous verbs.
Forms the perfect passive of all verbs except second geminate verbs.
Usage notes [ edit ]
Often this ending is entirely omitted.
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -w
Etymology 7 [ edit ]
Optionally marks the masculine singular imperfective passive participle, intervening between the stem and the gender/number endings.
Optionally marks the masculine singular imperfective relative form of all verbs, intervening between the stem and the gender/number endings.
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -w
-w
-y
relative form only; rare
Etymology 8 [ edit ]
Optionally marks the masculine singular perfective passive participle of strong verbs, intervening between the stem and the gender/number endings.
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -w
References [ edit ]
James P[eter] Allen (2010 ) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , pages 328–329, 354, etc. .
Loprieno, Antonio (1995 ) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , pages 58–59, 251
Mokilese [ edit ]
-w
Classifier suffix used to form general numerals
Derived terms [ edit ]
See: Category:Mokilese terms suffixed with -w
Pronunciation [ edit ]
-w
used to form pet names
Megan + -w → Begw
Ann + -w → Nanw
Siân + -w → Sianw
Derived terms [ edit ]
Category Welsh terms suffixed with -w not found