m-jr-djt

Egyptian

Etymology

m-jr (negative imperative auxiliary) +‎ djt (infinitive of rḏj (“to give”)).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm ir dit/
- Conventional anglicization: em-ir-dit

Verb

compound

(Late Egyptian, with following subjunctive) don’t let …, don’t make…; forms the negative causative imperative
Synonym: m-dyt

Descendants

Compounded with following jr:

⇒ Coptic: ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉ- (m̄pr̄tre-)

References

Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 80, 146–148

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