jty

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from jt(j) (“father”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /itiː/
  • Conventional anglicization: ity

Noun

 m

1. sire, sovereign
   • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 174–175:

     ꜥḥꜥ.n(.j) ꜥq.kw ḥr jtj mz.n.j n.f jnw pn jn.n.j m ẖnw n(j) jw pn

     Then I entered before the sovereign and presented him with those gifts (literally, “this getting”) that I had gotten within that island.

Inflection

Declension of jty (masculine)

singular	jty
dual	jtywj
plural	jtyw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jty  

jtj	jty	jty	jty	jty	jtj
					written as a false dual

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 68, 167, 233, 251.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 112