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n Appendix:Variations of "n"
Egyptian
Etymology 1
Loprieno hypothesizes development from an earlier form egy *-ina.64 In any case, perhaps ultimately from a form such as egy afa-pro *ˀan- first-person pronoun (plural exclusive?); compare irk -ni, ar ـنَا.
Pronunciation
in<ref:<<name:Loprieno>>> in en en
Pronoun
suffix p 1p n:Z2
we, us, our (see usage notes)
Usage notes
Inflection
Alternative forms
n .n n:n:Z2 .n Late Egyptian
In Late Egyptian, the presence of this pronoun results in the retention of final egy -t when the word it is attached to ends in this consonant; this is as a rule expressed by adding t before the pronoun to indicate the retained egy -t.
Etymology 2
Most likely grammaticalized from the preposition egy n to, for.
Pronunciation
Suffix
n
egy Old Egyptian Middle Egyptian Forms the perfect of all verbs.
egy Old Egyptian Middle Egyptian Forms the perfect relative form of all verbs.
egy Late Egyptian Optionally marks the preterite of all verbs.
egy Late Egyptian Optionally marks the perfective active relative form of all verbs.
Alternative forms
N .n
References
50, 227
52, 66
Werning, Daniel A. (2008) “Aspect vs. Relative Tense, and the Typological Classification of the Ancient Egyptian sḏm.n⸗f” in Lingua Aegyptia 16, pages 261–292