zj

See also: ZJ and zJ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zi/
  • Conventional anglicization: zi

Verb

 2ae inf.

1. (intransitive) to go

Usage notes

Some authors consider this verb simply a variant of zbj (“to go, to lead”).

Inflection

Conjugation of zj (second weak / 2ae inf. / II. inf.) — base stem: zj

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
zj	zjw, zj	zjt	zj, j.zj	zj, j.zj

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
zj	ḥr zj	m zj	r zj

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	contingent
		aspect / mood	active
perfect	zj.n	consecutive	zj.jn
terminative	zjt
perfective3	zj	obligative1	zj.ḫr
imperfective	zj
prospective3	zjw1, zj	potentialis1	zj.kꜣ
subjunctive	zj

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms	participles
	active	active	passive
perfect	zj.n	—	—
perfective	zj	zj	zj2, zjw2 5, zjy2 5
imperfective	zj, zjy, zjw5	zj, zjj6, zjy6	zj, zjw5
prospective	zj, zjtj7	zjtj4, zjt4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 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. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Derived terms

• j.zj ḥꜣq
• zj n sḏt
• zj n ḫt

Pronoun

 interrogative

1. Variant spelling of zy (“which”)