dbḥ

See also: dbh

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈtʼaːbaħ/ → /ˈtʼaːbaħ/ → /ˈtʼaːbəħ/ → /ˈtʼoːβəħ/

Verb
d
bH		 bHA2

 3-lit.

  1. (transitive, Old Egyptian) to need, to require (+ m-ꜥ: from (someone)) [Old Kingdom]
  2. (transitive) to ask for, request [since the Old Kingdom]

Inflection
Conjugation of dbḥ (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: dbḥ, geminated stem: dbḥḥ
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
dbḥ
 dbḥw, dbḥ
 dbḥt
 dbḥ
 dbḥ
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
dbḥ
 ḥr dbḥ
 m dbḥ
 r dbḥ
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect dbḥ.n
 dbḥw, dbḥ
 consecutive dbḥ.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative dbḥt
perfective3 dbḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 dbḥ.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective dbḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 dbḥ
 dbḥḥ
 potentialis1 dbḥ.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive dbḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect dbḥ.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective dbḥ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 dbḥ
 dbḥ, dbḥw5, dbḥy5
imperfective dbḥ, dbḥy, dbḥw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 dbḥ, dbḥj6, dbḥy6
 dbḥ, dbḥw5
prospective dbḥ, dbḥtj7
 — dbḥtj4, dbḥt4
  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 dbḥ  
d
bH
dbḥ
[Pyramid Texts]

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Demotic: tbḥ

References
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volumes 439.6–440.1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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