jꜥn

Egyptian
ia
n		 E32

Etymology

One early writing of the word shows the form ꜥnr, which Erman and Grapow take to represent the earliest known form of the word; however, Vycichl considers this a pseudo-archaic secondary development, since none of the known plural forms conserve the consonant r in this position.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjuʕnVr/ → /ˈjuʕnVj/ → /ˈʕuʕnə/ → /ˈʕøʕn/

Noun
ia
n		 E32

 m

  1. (male) baboon
  2. an epithet of the god Thoth

Inflection
Declension of jꜥn (masculine)
singular jꜥn
dual jꜥnwj
plural jꜥnw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜥn  
a
n
r
ia
n
a
ia
n
a		 E32
a
a		 n
a		 E32
a
n
a		 E32
Aa
n		 F27Z1
Aa
a		 n
y		 F27
a
a
n
ꜥnr jꜥnꜥ jꜥnꜥ ꜥꜥnꜥ ꜥnꜥ ꜣꜥn ꜣꜥꜥnj ꜥꜥn
[Old Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom] [Medical papyri] [18th Dynasty] [New Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [Greco-Roman Period]
in hieratic in hieratic
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of plural jꜥnw  
ia
n		 iw
Z2C
a
n
a		 wE32Z2ss
H_SPACE
a
n		 iiF27Z3
Aa
a		 n
y		 F27Z3A
jꜥnjw ꜥnꜥw ꜥny ꜣꜥꜥnjw
[Pyramid Texts] [New Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [New Kingdom]
in hieratic
The determinative of the baboon
E32
may be replaced with one depicting only its head. As an epithet of Thoth, the word additionally appears with determinatives indicating godhood:
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜥn  
Aa
a		 n&w F27A40
Aa
a		 n
y		 F27G7
a
a		 n
A		 G7
ꜣꜥꜥnw ꜣꜥꜥnj ꜥꜥnꜣ
[Late Egyptian] [Late Egyptian] [Late Egyptian]
in sense ‘epithet of Thoth’ in sense ‘epithet of Thoth’ in sense ‘epithet of Thoth’

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Demotic: G7⁠F27⁠n-2⁠ꜥꜥ (ꜥꜥn)

Proper noun
ia
n		 E32

 m

  1. a constellation, the Baboon

Alternative forms

See under the noun above.

References
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