dbn

See also: DBN

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Duriankere with b as a placeholder.

Symbol

dbn

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Duriankere.

Egyptian

FWOTD – 28 November 2015

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼiːban/ → /ˈtʼiːban/ → /ˈtʼiːbən/ → /ˈtʼiːβən/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛbɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: deben

Noun

m

the metal counterweight in balance scales
an (earlier) deben, a measure of weight equivalent to about 13.6 grams. [Middle Kingdom]
a (later) deben, a measure of weight equivalent to 12 šnꜥtjw (“rings”) or 10 qdwt (“qites”) (about 91 grams). [since the end of the 12th Dynasty]

Inflection

Declension of *dbn* (masculine)
singular	dbn
dual	dbnwj
plural	dbnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dbn

dbn

Noun

m

a metal^? helmet

Inflection

Declension of *dbn* (masculine)
singular	dbn
dual	dbnwj
plural	dbnw

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛbɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: deben

Noun

m

builder’s mortar

Inflection

Declension of *dbn* (masculine)
singular	dbn
dual	dbnwj
plural	dbnw

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛbɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: deben

Verb

3-lit.

(transitive) to go around, to circumambulate
(intransitive) to recur
(transitive) to encircle
1. (+ m) to encircle with

Inflection

Conjugation of dbn (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: dbn, geminated stem: dbnn

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
dbn	dbnw, dbn	dbnt	dbn	dbn

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
dbn	ḥr dbn	m dbn	r dbn

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
aspect / mood	active	passive	aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	dbn.n	dbnw, dbn	consecutive	dbn.jn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
perfect	dbn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²
terminative	dbnt
perfective³	dbn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	dbn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
imperfective	dbn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	obligative¹	dbn.ḫr	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	dbn	dbnn	potentialis¹	dbn.kꜣ	active + .tj¹, .tw²
prospective³	dbn	active + .tj¹, .tw²
subjunctive	dbn	active + .tj¹, .tw²

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
aspect / mood	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	dbn.n	active + .tj¹, .tw²	—	—
perfective	dbn	active + .tj¹, .tw²	dbn	dbn, dbnw⁵, dbny⁵
imperfective	dbn, dbny, dbnw⁵	active + .tj¹, .tw²	dbn, dbnj⁶, dbny⁶	dbn, dbnw⁵
prospective	dbn, dbntj⁷	—	dbntj⁴, dbnt⁴

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 dbn

dbn

Derived terms

dbnw (“the circle of the sky”)
dbnt (“the World Ocean”)

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 105–106, 111, 323.
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
Ancient Egyptian Dictionary

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995), Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38

[Loprieno-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995), Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38

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