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    Author: * SenenAnep Meritamen - 12 Posts on this thread out of 91 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Aug 29, 2004 - 13:19

    a, an - not used in Egyptian
    Admiral - Imey-er-a'ha'ew (imy-r aHa.w, masc.)
    ale - djesret (Dsr.t, fem.)
    Alexandria (capital of Egypt) - Ra'qedyet (ra-qdy.t, fem.)
    all - neb (nb, adj.) [f. nebet, pl. nebew, f. pl. nebwet]
    and - not used in Egyptian
    another - key (ky, masc.), ket (k.t, fem.) (both precede their nouns)
    answer - wesheb (wSb, masc.)
    answer - wesheb (wSb, verb)
    architect - qed (qd, masc.); qedet (qd.t, fem.)
    arm - a' (a, masc.); (two arms) a'wey (a.wy, masc. dual)
    army - mesha' (mSa, masc.)
    as - em (m, preposition)
    ask (a question) - nedj (nD, verb)
    ask (for something) - debeh (dbH, verb)
    avatar - tewet (tw.t, fem.)

    bad - bin (bin, adj.) [f. binet, pl. binew, f. pl. binwet]
    baker - retehtey (rtH.ty, masc.); retehtet (rtH.tt, fem.)
    barge - weskhet (wsx.t, fem.)
    battle - re-a'-khet (r-a-xt, masc.)
    beautiful - nefer (nfr, adj.) [f. nefret, pl. nefrew, f. pl. neferwet]
    beauty - nefrew (nfrw, masc.)
    beer - henqet (Hnq.t, fem.)
    big - wer (wr, adj.) [f. weret]
    bird - aped (Apd, masc.)
    black - kem (km, adj.)
    book - shefdew (Sfdw, masc.)
    bread - te (t, masc.)
    bread, white - te-hedj (t-HD, masc.)
    bright - hedj (HD, adj.)
    bring - ini (ini, verb)
    bring back - a'nen (ann, verb)
    brother - sen (sn, masc.)
    by - in (in, preposition)

    Captain (of ship) - sekhrey (sxry, masc.)
    cat - miew (miw, masc.)
    chair - pehdjew (pHDw, masc.)
    Chantress - heset-netjer (Hs.t-nTr, fem.)
    chariot - wereryet (wrry.t, fem.)
    charming - ima (imA, adj.)
    citizen - niewtey (niw.ty, masc.), niewtet (niw.tt, fem.)
    city - niwet (niw.t, fem.)
    come - ii (ii, verb)
    come back - a'nen (ann, verb)
    correct - metey (mty, adj.)
    courtyard (AS room) - webat (wbA.t, fem.)
    crew (of ship) - iset (is.t, fem.)
    cucumber(s) - shespet (Ssp.t, fem.)

    date cake(s) (a sweet) - benret (bnr.t, fem.)
    date(s) (fruit) - bener (bnr, masc.)
    daughter - sat (sA.t, fem.)
    day - herew (hrw, masc.)
    desert ("the red land") - deshret (dSr.t, fem.)
    dislike - mesedj (msD, verb)
    dog - iew (iw, masc.)
    dream (noun) - reswet (rsw.t, fem.)
    drink - sewer (swr, verb)
    duck - aped (Apd, masc.)

    eat - wenem (wnm, verb)
    Egypt ("The Black Land") - Kemet (km.t, fem.)
    Egypt ("The Two Lands") - tawey (tA.wy, masc.)
    enemy - kheftey (xf.ty, masc.)
    enter - a'q (aq, verb)
    Entrance (AS room) - re-it (r-i.t, masc.)
    every - neb (nb, adj.) [f. nebet]
    evil - bin (bin, adj.) [f. binet, pl. binew, f. pl. binwet]
    eye - iret (ir.t, fem.); (two eyes) iretey (ir.ty, masc.(!) dual)

    father - it (it, masc.)
    favor - heset (Hs.t, fem.)
    figs - dabew (dAb.w, masc. plural)
    figs, notched - neqa'ewet (nqa.wt, fem. plural)
    first - tepey (tp.y, adj.) [f. tepet]
    fish - rem (rm, masc.)
    fleet (naval) - a'ha'ew (aha.w, masc. plural)
    food - heset (Hs.t, fem.)
    foot - red (rd, masc.); (two feet) redwey (rd.wy, masc. dual)
    for - en (n, preposition)
    forget - mehi (mhi, verb)
    friend - khenmes (xnms, masc.); khenemset (xnms.t, fem.)
    from - em (m, preposition)

    General (of the army) - Imey-er-mesha' (imy-r mSa, masc.)
    gentle - ima (imA, adj.)
    give - redi (rdi, verb)
    go out - peri (pri, verb)
    god - netjer (nTr, masc.)
    goddess - netjret (nTr.t, fem.)
    GodsServant - hem-netjer (Hm-nTr, masc.); hemet-netjer (Hm.t-nTr, fem.)
    good - nefer (nfr, adj.) [f. nefret, pl. nefrew, f. pl. neferwet]
    grape(s) - iareret (iArr.t, fem.)
    great - a'a (aA, adj.)
    green - wadj (wAD, adj.)

    hand - djeret (Dr.t, fem.); (two hands) djeretey (Dr.ty, fem. dual)
    handsome - nefer (nfr, adj.)
    happy - resh (rS, adj.)
    hate - mesedj (msD, verb)
    he - -ef (-f, verb suffix)
    hear - sedjem (sDm, verb)
    heart - ib (ib, masc.)
    her - -es (-s, possessive suffix)
    her - sey (sy, object pronoun)
    High Priest - hem-netjer-tepey (Hm-nTr-tp.y, masc.)
    High Priestess - hemet-netjer-tepet (Hm.t-nTr-tp.t, fem.)
    him - sew (sw, object pronoun)
    his - -ef (-f, possessive suffix)
    honey - bit (bi.t, fem.)
    horse - sesmet (ssm.t, fem.)
    hour - wenwet (wnw.t, fem.)
    house - per (pr, masc.)
    husband - hi (hi, masc.)

    I - -i (-i, masc. or fem. verb suffix)
    imagine - ib (ib, verb)
    in - em (m, preposition)
    into (a place) - er (r, preposition)

    joy - reshwet (rSw.t, fem.)

    kind - ima (imA, adj.)
    King (of Egypt) - nesew (nsw, masc.)
    kiss (noun) - khenmet (xnm.t, fem.)
    kiss (verb) - sen (sn, verb)

    lady (mistress) - nebet (nb.t, fem.)
    land - ta (tA, masc.)
    large - wer (wr, adj.) [f. weret]
    leader - seshmew (sSmw, masc.)
    leave - peri (pri, verb)
    leave - rewi (rwi, verb)
    leek(s) (vegetable) - iaqet (iAq.t, fem.)
    lesson - sebayet (sbAy.t, fem.)
    Library (AS room) - per-medja (pr-mDA, masc.)
    life - a'nekh (anx, masc.)
    like (similar to) - mi (mi, preposition)
    like (verb) - meri (mri, verb)
    listen - sedjem (sDm, verb)
    little - ket (kt, adj.)
    live (be alive) - a'nekh (anx, verb)
    live (somewhere) - hemsi (Hmsi, verb)
    lord (master) - neb (nb, masc.)
    love (noun) - merwet (mrw.t, fem.)
    love (verb) - meri (mri, verb)
    Lower Egypt - Ta-Mehew (tA-mHw, masc.)
    loyal - maa' (mAa, adj.)

    man - se (s, masc.)
    Mayor - herey-tep (Hr.y-tp, masc.); heret-tep (Hr.t-tp, fem.)
    me - wi (wi, object pronoun)
    Mediterranean Sea - Wadj-wer (wAD-wr, masc.)
    merchant - shewtey (Swty, masc.); shewtet (Swt.t, fem.)
    message - wepwet (wpw.t, fem.)
    message board - ineb-wepwet (inb-wpw.t, masc.)
    midwife - tjemset (Tms.t, fem.)
    mistake, make a - nenem (nnm, verb)
    money - hedj (HD, masc.)
    month - abed (Abd, masc.)
    moon - ia'eh (iaH, masc.)
    morning - dewa (dwA, masc.)
    mother - mewet (mw.t, fem.)
    mourner - haitey (HAi.ty, masc. or fem.)
    mouth - re (r, masc.)
    music - ihey (iHy, masc.)
    my - -i (-i, masc. or fem. possessive suffix)

    name - ren (rn, masc.)
    navy - a'ha'ew (aha.w, masc. plural)
    Nekheb (city in Lower Egypt) - Nekheb (nxb, masc.)
    new - maw (mAw, adj.)
    night - gereh (grH, masc.)

    of - ne (n, masc. singular); new (nw, masc. plural); net (nt, fem. sing. or plural)
    office (room) - kha (xA, masc.)
    oil, fine (for eating or cooking) - tepet (tp.t, fem.)
    on - her (Hr, preposition)
    onions - hedjew (HD.w, masc. plural)
    other - key (ky, masc.), ket (k.t, fem.) (both precede their nouns)
    our - -en (-n, possessive suffix)
    out of - em (m, preposition)
    Overseer (a title) - imey-er (imy-r, masc.)

    page - djerma' (Drma, masc.)
    pea(s) - tehwey (tHwy, masc.)
    peace - hetep (Htp, masc.)
    Pharaoh - per-a'a (pr-aA, masc.)
    physician - sewnew (swnw, masc.); sewenwet (swnw.t, fem.)
    picture - teyet (ti.t, fem.)
    place - bew (bw, masc., singular only)
    pleasant - bener (bnr, adj.)
    pomegranate - inhemen (inhmn, masc.)
    pyramid - mer (mr, masc.)

    quiet, be - ger (ger, verb)

    read - shedi (Sdi, verb)
    red - desher (dSr, adj.)
    remember - sekha (sxA, verb)
    return - a'nen (ann, verb)
    ring (for finger) - shen (Sn, masc.)
    roast (a roast of any meat) - ashret (ASr.t, fem.)
    room - a't (a.t, fem.)
    Royal (used as second part of a compound word) - -nesew (-nsw, masc.)

    sail (downstream) - khedi (xdi, verb)
    sail (upstream) - khesfew (xsfw, verb)
    sailor - seqdew (sqdw, masc.)
    say - djed (Dd, verb)
    scribe - sesh (sS, masc. or fem.)
    sculptor - genewtey (gnwty, masc.); genewtet (gnwt.t, fem.)
    seat - set (s.t, fem.)
    second - sennew (sn.nw, adj.)
    see - maa (mAA, verb)
    send - hab (hAb, verb)
    sentence (as in a book) - tjes (Ts, masc.)
    servant - bak (bAk, masc.); baket (bAk.t, fem.)
    she - -es (-s, verb suffix)
    ship - depet (dp.t, fem.)
    sister - senet (sn.t, fem.)
    sky - pet (p.t, fem.)
    sleep (noun) - a'a'ew (aaw, masc.)
    sleep (verb) - sedjer (sDr, verb)
    small - ket (kt, adj.)
    soldier - wa'ew (waw, masc.)
    son - sa (sA, masc.)
    soul - ka (kA, masc.)
    speak - djed (Dd, verb)
    station - set (s.t, fem.)
    statue - tewet (tw.t, fem.)
    stonemason - ikey (iky, masc.)
    strength - pehtey (pH.ty, masc.)
    Study (AS room) - kha (xA, masc.)
    suppose - ib (ib, verb)
    sun - ra' (ra, masc.)
    sweet - bener (bnr, adj.), nedjem (nDm, adj.)

    take - shesep (Ssp, verb)
    teach - seba (sbA, verb)
    teacher - seba (sbA, masc.)
    telegram - medjat (mDA.t, fem.)
    tell - djed (Dd, verb)
    temple - hewet-netjer (Hw.t-nTr, fem.)
    thank (god) - dewa-netjer (dwA-nTr, verb)
    the - not used in Egyptian
    Thebes (capital of Upper Egypt) - Waset (wAs.t, fem.)
    their - -sen (-sn, possessive suffix)
    them - sen (sn, object pronoun)
    there - im (im, adverb)
    they - -sen (-sn, verb suffix)
    thing - khet (x.t, fem.)
    think - ib (ib, verb)
    this - pen (pn, masc. adj.), ten (tn, fem. adj.)
    throw - khaa' (xAa, verb)
    time - new (nw, masc.)
    to (a person) - en (n, preposition)
    to (a place) - er (r, preposition)
    today - min (min, masc. or adverb)
    together with - hena' (Hna, preposition)
    tomorrow - dewaw (dwAw, masc. or adverb)
    towards (a place) - er (r, preposition)
    tree - khet (xt, masc.)
    true - maa' (mAa, adj.)
    truth - maa'et (mAa.t, fem.)
    turn back - a'nen (ann, verb)

    under - kher (Xr, preposition)
    up - er-her (r-Hr, adverb)
    Upper Egypt - Ta-Shema'ew (tA-Smaw, masc.)
    us - en (n, object pronoun)

    vegetable(s) - iaqet (iAq.t, fem.)
    victory - nekhtew (nxtw, masc.)
    Vizier - tjatey (TAty, masc.)

    wall - ineb (inb, masc.)
    water - mew (mw, masc.)
    we - -en (-n, verb suffix)
    weaver - sekhtey (sxty, masc.); sekhtet (sxt.t, fem.)
    web - seshnet (sSn.t, fem.)
    well (of water) - khenmet (Xnm.t, fem.)
    where? - tjen? (Tn, adverb)
    white - hedj (HD, adj.)
    wife - hemet (Hm.t, fem.)
    wine - irep (irp, masc.)
    with (an instrument) - em (m, preposition)
    with (together) - hena' (Hna, preposition)
    woman - set (s.t, fem.), hemet (Hm.t, fem.)
    wood - khet (xt, masc.)
    word - medew (mdw, masc.)
    work - kat (kA.t, fem.)
    write - sesh (sS, verb)

    year - renpet (rnp.t, fem.)
    you - -ek (-k, masc. singular verb suffix)
    you - -etj (-T, fem. singular verb suffix)
    you - -tjen (-Tn, plural verb suffix)
    you - tjew (Tw, masc. singular object pronoun)
    you - tjen (Tn, fem. singular object pronoun)
    you - tjen (Tn, plural object pronoun)
    your - -ek (-k, masc. singular possessive suffix)
    your - -etj (-T, fem. singular possessive suffix)
    your - -tjen (-Tn, plural possessive suffix)


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