Egyptian [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
Perhaps compare Hebrew נָאַף for the ‘copulate’ sense, but as the Egyptian verbs are likely identical, with a basic meaning of ‘to leap’, a connection with the Hebrew term is doubtful.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
3-lit.
( intransitive ) to leap (+ m-ꜥ : to leap out of reach of, to escape )
( intransitive , medicine , of blood vessels) to pulse , to beat
( transitive ) to throw down [Late Period]
Inflection [ edit ]
Conjugation of nhp (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: nhp , geminated stem: nhpp
infinitival forms
imperative
infinitive
negatival complement
complementary infinitive1
singular
plural
nhp
nhpw , nhp
nhpt
nhp
nhp
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem
periphrastic imperfective 2
periphrastic prospective 2
nhp
ḥr nhp
m nhp
r nhp
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood
active
contingent
aspect / mood
active
perfect
nhp.n
consecutive
nhp.jn
terminative
nhpt
perfective 3
nhp
obligative1
nhp.ḫr
imperfective
nhp
prospective 3
nhp
potentialis1
nhp.kꜣ
subjunctive
nhp
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
participles
active
active
passive
perfect
nhp.n
—
—
perfective
nhp
nhp
nhp , nhpw 5 , nhpy 5
imperfective
nhp , nhpy , nhpw 5
nhp , nhpj 6 , nhpy 6
nhp , nhpw 5
prospective
nhp , nhptj 7
nhptj 4 , nhpt 4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
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.
Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f /.fj , feminine .s /.sj , dual .sn /.snj , plural .sn .
Only in the masculine singular.
Only in the masculine.
Only in the feminine.
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nhp
3-lit.
( intransitive , of people or bulls) to copulate
Synonyms: dꜣ , dꜣdꜣ , nk
Inflection [ edit ]
Conjugation of nhp (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: nhp , geminated stem: nhpp
infinitival forms
imperative
infinitive
negatival complement
complementary infinitive1
singular
plural
nhp
nhpw , nhp
nhpt
nhp
nhp
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem
periphrastic imperfective 2
periphrastic prospective 2
nhp
ḥr nhp
m nhp
r nhp
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood
active
contingent
aspect / mood
active
perfect
nhp.n
consecutive
nhp.jn
terminative
nhpt
perfective 3
nhp
obligative1
nhp.ḫr
imperfective
nhp
prospective 3
nhp
potentialis1
nhp.kꜣ
subjunctive
nhp
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood
relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms
participles
active
active
passive
perfect
nhp.n
—
—
perfective
nhp
nhp
nhp , nhpw 5 , nhpy 5
imperfective
nhp , nhpy , nhpw 5
nhp , nhpj 6 , nhpy 6
nhp , nhpw 5
prospective
nhp , nhptj 7
nhptj 4 , nhpt 4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
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.
Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f /.fj , feminine .s /.sj , dual .sn /.snj , plural .sn .
Only in the masculine singular.
Only in the masculine.
Only in the feminine.
Descendants [ edit ]
Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃ ( nouhb )
References [ edit ]
Erman, Adolf , Grapow, Hermann (1928 ) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache [1] , volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN , pages 283.7–284.4
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962 ) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN , page 135