From Proto-Egyptian *-su, the back vowel /u/ led to labialization of /s/.[1]
m sg 3. suffix pronoun
- he, him, his (see usage notes)
This form of pronoun attaches directly to the preceding word, and means different things depending on what it is attached to.
- When attached to a noun, it indicates the possessor of the noun.
- When attached to a verb of the suffix conjugation, it indicates the subject of the verb.
- When attached to an infinitive verb (especially of an intransitive verb) whose subject is not otherwise expressed, it indicates the subject of the verb.
- When attached to a transitive infinitive verb whose subject is otherwise expressed or omitted, it indicates the object of the verb.
- In the third person, when attached to a prospective participle, it indicates gender and number agreement.
- When attached to a particle like jw or a parenthetic like ḫr, it indicates the subject of the clause.
- When attached to a preposition, it indicates the object of the preposition.
- When it follows a relative adjective such as ntj or ntt, it indicates the subject of the relative clause (except in the first person singular and third person common).
Old Egyptian personal pronouns
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number
|
first person
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second person
|
third person
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
masculine
|
feminine
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suffix pronouns
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singular
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∅, .j
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.k, .kj1
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.ṯ, .ṯn
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.f, .fj1
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.s, .sj1
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dual
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.nj
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.ṯnj
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.snj
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plural
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.n
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.ṯn
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.sn
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enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns
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singular
|
w, wj, wy
|
kw, k, ṯw, ṯ
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ṯm, ṯn
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sw, s
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s
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dual
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—
|
ṯnj
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snj
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plural
|
n
|
ṯn
|
sn
|
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stressed (‘independent’) pronouns
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singular
|
jnk
|
ṯwt
|
ṯmt
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swt
|
stt
|
dual
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—
|
—
|
ntsnj
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plural
|
—
|
ntṯn
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ntsn, jntsn
|
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stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings
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singular
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.kj, .k
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.tj, .t
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∅, .j
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.tj, .t
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dual
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—
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.tjwn
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.wy, .wj
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.ty
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plural
|
.wn, .nw
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∅, .w, .y, .wy
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.tj, .t
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- Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.
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Middle Egyptian personal pronouns
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number
|
first person
|
second person
|
third person
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
suffix pronouns
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singular
|
∅, .j
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.k, .kj1
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.ṯ, .t
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.f, .fj1
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.s, .sj1
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dual2
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.nj
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.ṯnj, .tnj
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.snj
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plural
|
.n
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.ṯn, .tn
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.sn, .w3
|
|
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns
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singular
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wj, w
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ṯw, tw
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ṯn, tn
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sw, st
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sj, s, st
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plural
|
n
|
ṯn, tn
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sn, st
|
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stressed (‘independent’) pronouns
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singular
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jnk
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ntk, ṯwt2
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ntṯ, ntt, ṯwt2
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ntf, swt2
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nts, swt2
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plural
|
jnn3
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ntṯn, nttn
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ntsn
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stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings
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singular
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.kw
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.tj, .t, .tw3
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∅, .w
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.tj, .t, .tw3
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plural
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.wn, .wjn
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.tjwn, .tjwnj
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∅, .w, .y
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proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns3
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singular
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tw.j
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tw.k
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tw.t
|
sw
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sj, st
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plural
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tw.n
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tw.tn
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st
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- Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.
- Only in formal texts, especially religious texts.
- Only in postclassical (Neo-Middle Egyptian) texts.
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Late Egyptian personal pronouns
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number
|
first person
|
second person
|
third person
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
suffix pronouns
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singular
|
∅, .j
|
.k, .kw
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.t
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.f, .fj
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.s, .st, .sw
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plural
|
.n
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.tn, .twn
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.w, .sn1
|
|
enclitic (‘dependent’) pronouns1
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singular
|
wj
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tw, tj
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sw, st
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plural
|
n, wn
|
twn
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sn, st
|
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stressed (‘independent’) pronouns
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singular
|
jnk
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mntk, mtwk
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mntt, mtwy
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mntf
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mntst, mntjst
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plural
|
jnn
|
mnttn
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mntw
|
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stative (‘pseudoparticiple’) endings1
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singular
|
.kw, .k
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.tj, .tw
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∅, .w, .y
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.tj, .tw
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plural
|
.nw
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.tn
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∅, .w, .y
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unmarked (later)
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∅, .tw
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proclitic (‘subject form’) pronouns
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singular
|
tw.j
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tw.k
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tw.t
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sw
|
st, sw
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plural
|
tw.n
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tw.tn
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st, sw, swt
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- Only in formal texts, especially religious texts.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of .f
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.fj
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only when attached to a dual
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In Late Egyptian, the presence of this pronoun results in the retention of final
-t when the word it is attached to ends in this consonant; this is sometimes expressed by adding
before the pronoun to indicate the retained
-t.
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 50.
- Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 52
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 64