jrj ꜣbw
Egyptian
Etymology
jrj (“to do, to make”) + ꜣbw (“cessation”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iri ɑbuː/
- Conventional anglicization: iri abu
Verb
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compound
- to cease
Usage notes
This verb is usually found in the infinitive as
(jrt ꜣbw, “cessation”) or the later form
(jrj ꜣbw), and the infinitive is usually negated — with nn in earlier Egyptian, later also with bn or tm.
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References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 6.14–6.17